Unfortunately already over
Unfortunately, the event you have called is already in the past.
Unfortunately, the event you have called is already in the past.
with Olaf Martens, photographer
Celebrating in the East
Partying, dancing, drinking: at all times, "Schwofen" was considered a welcome outlet for pent-up energy that arose from the dictates of opinions, bans on speech and a preference for opportunistic behavior. The new exhibition at the Kunsthalle Rostock, "Der große Schwof - Feste feiern im Osten", looks at parties and celebrations in the GDR, especially in the 1980s - a time when the facades were crumbling, many people left the country and a new, self-confident generation questioned its own existence.
The exhibition offers a broad, humorous spectrum of remembrance. Over 300 photographs by 31 artists present chapters that are crazy, boring, extraordinarily beautiful or as dull as standardized everyday life can be.
Hamburger Straße 40
18069 Rostock