![]() Encounters, situations and places exist alongside and enter into relationship with each other, and in their spatial consolidation cite the ever-present flood of images on social media. A symbolic city space is created in the exhibition’s central space, which offers a space to meet and sojourn. The exhibition is the first to bring together Zielony’s visual worlds from different parts of the world and show them as global phenomena with specific characteristics. ‘The Fall’ combines well-known photography series and early video works ranging from Curfew (2001), Big Sexyland (2006), the well-known stop-motion videos Vele (2009- 10), Maskirovka (2016-7), to the video work Hansha (2019) created in Japan. His photographic works and films are characterized by a critical understanding of the genre and the quest for self-determination and emancipation of those portrayed in them. In all of this, he explores the intersection between fictional and documentary assertions and investigates the political and aesthetic potential as well as the boundaries of authentic self-representation. Zielony operates globally and allows himself to be guided by his curiosity, which affords him ever new encounters with young people in their respective social contexts. Tobias Zielony, Yusuke, 2020, Inkjet-Print, 120 x 80 cm. Courtesy KOW, Berlin, © Tobias Zielony The youths and young adults whom Zielony accompanies with his camera as a confidant and observer belong to the Techno, LGBTQIT* or skater scene, amongst others. The people and spaces that attract Tobias Zielony are not on the margins of society, but the places in deprived areas where adolescents meet, hang out and show off: be this in Wuppertal, Trona, Naples, Osaka, Halle-Neustadt or Kiev. The largest presentation of his photographs and video works to date offers a comprehensive insight into Zielony's work of the last 20 years. ![]() His work ‘The Citizen’, on the topic of migration, was shown in the German Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennial and viewed by a broad international public. Few photographers have observed developments in society and the media as keenly and translated these into a contemporary visual language as he has. His visual world is seen as paving the way for a younger generation. Zielony stands in a long lineage of artistic photography. Meanwhile, the total death toll from the storms and floods rose to at least 81 people.Museum Folkwang is presenting the first major overview exhibition of the work of Tobias Zielony from June 25-Septemtitled ‘The Fall’. Multiple people are believed to be trapped in the buildings, but rescue work is difficult. Update (1): In Erftstadt-Blessem, several buildings collapsed due to high water. There are also restrictions on train services to Brussels ![]() In long-distance traffic, this affects the Cologne-Wuppertal-Hagen-Dortmund, Cologne-Koblenz and Cologne-Düsseldorf-Essen-Dortmund lines, among others. Train services continue to be severely restricted in the flooded areas. Update (2): On Friday (16 July), the state of North Rhine-Westphalia announced that the following counties are or were affected by the floods: Oberbergischer Kreis, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Mettmann, Heinsberg, Düren, Hochsauerlandkreis, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Wuppertal, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Bochum, Hagen, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Euskirchen, Essen, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Cologne, Leverkusen, Solingen, Märkischer Kreis, Oberhausen, Unna, Düsseldorf and Bottrop. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that there were further fatalities in the house collapses in Erftstadt-Blessem. Travelers in the affected area should regularly check the situation. Update (3): The district of Düren, which is currently severely affected by flooding, has set up a liveblog at the link below. ![]()
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