The Sparts Exhibitions.

It is important for us to show our work not only online. Exhibitions allow us to engage in discourse and direct discussion with visitors - in real life and in real time.

Le Sel Noir

Exhibition / Book / Lisa Marie Asubonteng
Städtische Galerie Bremen
15 August to 19 October 2025

Inspired by the work of the poet Édouard Glissant, the group exhibition illuminates the complex dynamics of the self between self-assertion and the perception of others. Against the backdrop of ethnicised world conditions, LE SEL NOIR reflects on representation and interpersonal interactions. It takes a critical look at inequality and paternalism. In the exhibition, which is accompanied by a book published by KERBER, Lisa Marie again presents her series COMFORT.

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Person sitting on a white plastic chair facing the ocean on a sandy beach, with two empty chairs on either side.

BMW Welt
Young Photo Award

Award / Exhibition / Sebastian Koenig
BMW Welt Munich
16 July 2025 / Permanent exhibition

As part of the BMW Welt Young Photo Award in collaboration with Leica Camera AG, Sebastian Koenig took on the challenge of reinterpreting the BMW Welt in Munich through photography. Only analogue cameras were permitted for this project. Sebastian was awarded bronze for his outstanding photo series.

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Sebastian König Photography
Sebastian König Photography
Sebastian König Photography

Le Sel Noir

Exhibition / Book / Lisa Marie Asubonteng
Städtische Galerie Villingen-Schwenningen
15 May to 15 June 2025

LE SEL NOIR – PERSPECTIVES OF BLACK CONTEMORARY ART presents artworks that explore black subjectivity, self-empowerment, and the complexities of identity in the field of tension between self-perception and external perception. Inspired by the thinking of Édouard Glissant, the exhibition reflects on mechanisms of power and representation as well as the legacy of colonialism and habitualized paternalism. The focus is not on skin color, but on the struggle for recognition, representation, and equality against the backdrop of ethnicized global relations. This book brings together the works featured in the exhibition with accompanying texts that provide contextual insight into the central theoretical perspectives and artistic strategies.

- Press release KERBER

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Wunderwesen

Exhibition / Kombinaut
Kunstverein Achim
12 February to 4 May 2025

The exhibition WUNDERWESEN again presents exotic creatures and hybrids that blur the boundaries between reality, fiction and virtuality. Black and white photographs that have not been photographed, creatures that never existed. The images, which seem familiar to us due to the classic photographic image effect, were generated using intelligent machine learning models and image processing tools.

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Surreal snail sculpture with spiral shell and detailed texture, integrated into driftwood-like structure against black background.

Me&Us

Magazine Presentation and Exhibition / Sparts
Platte.Berlin
1 July 2024

The fashion magazine of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences / Department of Design and Culture shows innovative fashion design, created by the fashion design graduates, photographed by the artists of the SPARTS interdisciplinary arts collective as a contemporary reflection of the me and the we. Starting from the self, reflecting on the environment and fellow human beings, the present and the past. A visionary look into the future of fashion were culture, art, photography, fashion and being human per se emerge.

Human

Public Space Exhibition / Sparts
12th Oberstdorf Photo Summit
19 to 23 June 2024

The OBERSTDORF PHOTO SUMMIT takes place in the middle of the Bavarian mountains as Europe's highest photo festival. SPARTS presented an outdoor exhibition with large format billboards as part of the festival. Here are six of 12 tableaux:

A conceptual art image titled 'Anxiety Routines' features a person wrapped in translucent plastic with visible face and hands. The left side shows the person's face covered, while the right side displays hands clasped together. The text includes a description in German and credits to Falk Helmbold.
Individual on a beach wearing a long denim coat, red boots, and a fez, posed confidently with hands on hips. The words 'Deviant Elegance' and text in German are also visible.
Close-up of a person's face with scars on the left and a shirtless person with a colostomy bag and scars on the right. Text: "Life Lines."
Black and white image with text "Emotionaler Realismus" depicting an older man on the left and overlapping contact lenses on the right. German text and artist name "Maikel Luka" included.
Artistic photo of a person in a unique pose on a platform, wrapped in strings, with text about Madita Becker's project 'Angst'. Dark background.
Close-up portrait of a person with wet skin on the left, and a blurred, orange-tinted image of the same person on the right, both featuring text in German.

Wunderkammer 3.0

Exhibition / Kombinaut
F15 Gallery Bremen
3 May to 3 August 2024

The KOMBINAUT Wunderkammer 3.0 cabinet of curiosities presents exotic creatures and hybrids that blur the boundaries between reality, fiction and virtuality. Black and white photographs that have not been photographed, creatures that never existed. The images, which seem familiar to us due to the classic photographic image effect, were generated using intelligent machine learning models and image processing tools. The images are being presented physically for the first time at F15 Gallery in Bremen.

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Black and white image of a chameleon curled into a spiral shape, showcasing detailed textures and patterns.

Holy Women

Exhibition / Lisa Marie Asubonteng
Museumsquartier Osnabrück
5 May to 6 August 2023

In the shadows of Ghana's vibrant culture, too many women and children bear the scars of sexual and physical violence silently, fearing stigma and rejection. The HOLY WOMEN project arose from a personal story, transforming grief into a mighty mission to spotlight the resilience and courage of survivors. Through intimate portraits and narratives, we celebrate their unbreakable spirit and strive to shatter the silence that surrounds their experiences.

Lisa Marie won the Felix Schoeller Peace Prize Photo Award 2023
/Best Young Talent for HOLY WOMEN.

Young individual standing in front of a blue wall, wearing a pink lace-patterned top and a colorful patterned skirt.