Exclusive insights into Heike Baranowsky's impressive art world!

Exclusive insights into Heike Baranowsky's impressive art world!

A new highlight in Bamberg's art scene is just around the corner: The Kunstverein Bamberg e.V. will be ringing its bell from thisDecember 6, 2025the exhibition “Heike Baranowsky – Soliloquio”, which runs untilJanuary 18, 2026will be on display in the impressive Villa Dessauer. The exhibition highlights the work of the talented German video artist over three decades and presents a wide range of video works, sculptures, cyanotypes and photographic image series.

What makes Baranowsky's works so special? They are the result of years of research and intensive observations of light phenomena, movement sequences and architectural structures. Her artistic approach combines conceptual elegance with precise perceptual situations. Enjoy a journey through natural processes that are made visible through serial processes and time stretching.

“Soliloquio” takes center stage

The centerpiece of the exhibition is the new work “Soliloquio” from 2023. This stop-motion animation follows the movement of sunlight in the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome. To do this, Baranowsky documented the spot of light that travels along the building's meridian line over astronomically significant days. The presentation of this unique light study offers a fascinating examination of the topic of cosmic order and the meditative character of natural light.

In addition, older key works such as “Eppur si muove” (2020) and “Mondfahrt 2001” can also be seen. “Eppur si muove” addresses the movement patterns of the stars and the interplay between astronomical observation and illusion. Moon Ride 2001 explores the instability of the moon while exploring the relationship between camera, water, sky and the viewer.

Accompanying program and publications

Accompanying the exhibition is the book “At the Still Point,” which brings together Baranowsky’s artistic practices and methodological approaches. Many of her works forego sound in order to sharpen viewers' visual thinking and allow them to reflect more deeply on what they are seeing. Thematic questions that the exhibition raises stimulate thought: What does it mean to experience time? How do images work and where in the visible lies the invisible?

Heike Baranowsky's works are not only a feast for the eyes, but also invite philosophical discussion. The combination of impressive visual impressions and deep concepts makes this exhibition a must for art lovers and the curious. Whether video installations or photographic studies – the works impressively show how video art functions as a medium. The forms that have gained in importance since the 1960s form the background for an exciting discovery of moving images, which are increasingly becoming the focus of artistic creation, as Wikipedia describes.

Don't miss the opportunity to experience one of the most exciting chapters of contemporary art in Bamberg. For further information, the contact details of the Kunstverein Bamberg e.V. are available: Schützenstraße 49, 96049 Bamberg, Tel.: 0170 3550612, or visit the Medienportal Bamberg for details about the exhibition.