WHO AM I? I AM. / Galerie Kernweine x Staatsgalerie

Galerie Kernweine hosted by ‘The Gällery – Raum für Fotografie’ at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

With works by Carlota Guerrero (ESP), Lin Zhipeng (aka No.223, CHN), Slava Mogutin (USA/RUS) and Thalía Gochez (MEX/SLV).

From 15 July to 11 September 2022 the Stuttgart-based Galerie Kernweine is hosted by ‘The Gällery – Raum für Fotografie’. 

Who am I? What sounds like a simple question turns out to be a more complex matter upon closer examination. Would I be the same person if I had grown up in a different place - among different people, under different circumstances? Is there an "I" outside of society? What role does my experiences and development play in search of this question regarding identity? Would my answer not change constantly? And what about external attributions regarding cultural and physical belonging?

The exhibition "WHO AM I? I AM." cannot provide fixed answers to these questions. Instead, it makes an attempt to examine the diversity and constant negotiability of identities with the help of contemporary, international positions. The medium of photography seems more suited than any other to question the impression of unambiguity and so becomes the starting point for a search for multiple perspectives.