{"id":10365,"date":"2016-02-11T12:11:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T10:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wannseeforum.de\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:06:41","slug":"ganz-einfach","status":"publish","type":"seminare","link":"https:\/\/wannseeforum.de\/en\/seminare\/ganz-einfach\/","title":{"rendered":"Is everything so complicated...??? Or is it really quite simple?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photographic and cinematic exploration of the question of "living simply":<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brexit, the NSA scandal, the refugee debate \u2013 who still understands all the connections and interests of everyone involved in a globalized world where everything seems to be interconnected, where the thousands of options can also lead to a feeling of powerlessness? What is truly important to us \u2013 for ourselves and our society \u2013 amidst all this? The search for roots, simplification, and the question of how to live is widely discussed in the media and reflected in the do-it-yourself movement, dietary questions, and yoga as a popular sport. For large parts of the world's population, however, the primary question is one of survival \u2013 a question that refugees have long since brought into our daily lives and that is changing our societal perspective. In this context, what is important to young people?<\/p>\n

In the Seminar \u201eSimply Living\u201c<\/strong> Young people participating in a voluntary cultural year explored the theme of "simply living" in workshops on black and white photography, digital photography, and experimental short film. Depending on the perspective and emphasis, the seminar title offered different possibilities for the direction of their photographic or cinematic exploration: SIMPLY living, simply LIFE?<\/p>\n

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Inspiration for one's own photographic or cinematic exploration of the topic was provided during the seminar by an artist talk with G\u00f6ran Gnaudschun<\/strong>. He spoke about his career as a photographer, from taking pictures with his first camera as a child to his residency at the renowned Villa Massimo in Rome, which began in 2016. Everyone found it fascinating to learn more about the background, including the historical context, his own photographic positions, and the development of his various works. The Potsdam-based photographer is known, among other things, for his series "Alexanderplatz," for which he photographed street punks on Alexanderplatz between 2010 and 2014. In conversation, he recounted the stories behind the images with their many different aspects \u2013 such as his relationship with the subjects, his conceptual and design considerations, and the reactions to "Alexanderplatz.".<\/p>\n

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