Astrid Polman

Astrid Polman

Astrid Polman Astrid Polman’s work unfolds alongside her life and revolves around themes such as vulnerability, strength, growth, and mortality. She explores the human experience, the body as a vessel of the spirit, and the relationship between humans and nature. Her...

Female Art Rising: Wie Kunst Frieden formt

Von Belma Kučukalić In Sarajewo fand vom 17. bis 21. September 2024 das erste Female Art Rising Festival (FAR) statt. Es war mehr als nur ein Fest der Kunst. Gedacht war es als eine regionale, transformative Bewegung, die die Künstlerinnen des westlichen Balkans...

ArtPeace: Power, Resistance, and the Radical Imagination

By Oliver P. Richmond In conflict-affected societies, peace is rarely born at the negotiating table alone. Discussions in the halls of statecraft tended to reflect geopolitical struggles, seen through the eyes of powerful political and economic elites. This type of...
Eymelt Sehmer

Eymelt Sehmer

Eymelt Sehmer Eymelt Sehmer explores mythological figures in her photographic work. She uses well-known paintings as inspiration. She places the figures in a new context and explores gender roles, sexuality, and identity. She works exclusively in analogue photography,...
Anisa Biancorosso

Anisa Biancorosso

Anisa Biancorosso A moment full of chaos, yet full of comfort. Lived chaos – a moment in which one can simply be, without expectations, without rushing. Lively, human, real. Letting go. Arriving. Home. Peace. Anisa Biancorosso born in 2001, lives in Cologne, and...
Detmar Kurig

Detmar Kurig

Detmar Kurig Detmar Kurig has been intensively exploring the technical and sonic possibilities of the double bass for decades. In this way, he has, on the one hand, developed much of the solo repertoire for double bass of the past 250 years and, on the other, composed...
Sophie Abu Shakra

Sophie Abu Shakra

Sophie Abu Shakra This video work brings together elements from two earlier installations – “Window” (Israel Museum 2023) and “Pixel Threads” (Haifa Museum 2025) – to explore the layered and fragmented nature of memory. Central to the piece is...
Ohad Matalon

Ohad Matalon

Ohad Matalon “I captured this panorama at the border between Israel and Gaza. I believe that the foundation of peace can reside within the image itself – emerging from within the ruins and horrors of war. The flowers, instinctively turning toward the light –...
Michael Weßling

Michael Weßling

Michael Weßling When Matthias Ries approached me about the createPeace initiative, it was immediately clear to me that I wanted to get involved.  My paintings are always non-representational. Colors, lines, and structures are at the heart of my artistic work. I...
Susanne Bürner

Susanne Bürner

Susanne Bürner The series presents photographs of building facades in Berlin-Mitte that were printed on fabric, layered, collaged, and re-photographed. The depicted building walls represent Berlin’s architectural history, often in prefabricated slabs. Layered on top...