Wolfgang Oelze

Roger Loewig House, Bad Belzig, solo exhibition, August 31 to September 28, 2025

At this historic exhibition venue, the Hamburg-based artist's photographs and videos unfold a spellbinding interplay of traces and premonitions. We see landscapes and caves hinting at a hidden history.

On the ground floor, a video displayed on a large wall depicts a dreamlike circular motion over terrain containing trees, pits, and brightly colored, plate-like objects. Together, they form a strange panorama that seems familiar yet is dominated by an eerie power.

Another video temporarily complements the permanent exhibition of Roger Loewig. A slow camera movement takes viewers on a hypnotic journey from a settlement to a forest-covered, ruined village.

Large-format photographs that resemble scenes from dreamlike films expand this backdrop. Here, a selection of images from the artist's collection of enchanted crypts, grottos, and caves is presented. These underground places symbolize states of being between darkness and light, despair and hope.

Since 2009, the Roger Loewig House in Bad Belzig has been dedicated to the work of the artist and poet Roger Loewig (1930–1997). After undergoing extensive renovations in 2022, the museum has expanded its offerings to include exhibitions, readings, and reflections. With the exhibition "Trap," the museum opens itself up to dialogue with contemporary art. The exhibition creates new perspectives on themes and motifs from Loewig's work, underscoring the relevance of his concerns.

Opening and artist talk with Prof. Dr. Kathrin Busch