Metaxy : Zwischen Zerstörung und Wiederaufbau

The exhibition and event project focuses on the period between destruction and reconstruction, on that uncertain moment in which it is still open how societies will deal with loss, guilt and memory. Wars, conflicts and the consequences of the climate crisis are destroying houses, cities and landscapes around the world. Millions of people are losing their homes. The reconstruction of these living spaces is therefore an urgent task. However, if it is reduced to a technical project – as a return to order, as a supposed "Stunde Null" (zero hour), or as an opportunity for capital-driven investment – it loses sight of the fact that not only buildings and cities are destroyed, but also social relationships, ecological structures, communal ways of life and historical contexts. The decisive questions of reconstruction therefore arise before any building begins. This is where the project "Metaxy : Zwischen Zerstörung und Wiederaufbau" begins, with an exhibition and a four-part event programme.