DEEDS.CALENDAR: Berlin Art Week 2026: Ramona Schacht – From the Bauhaus to Crimea – Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung (Berlin) | until 20.12.2026
The Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung presents for the first time the historical industrial photographs of Alfred Ehrhardt (1901-84) in an entirely new, contemporary light. From 1954 to 1963, Ehrhardt produced numerous films and photographic works on commission for the tobacco company Reemtsma & Co. These works have remained largely underrecognized and stand in contrast to his well-known artistic photographs of nature and landscapes. The documents, which have rarely been exhibited, form the foundation for Leipzig-based artist Ramona Schacht’s (b. 1989) latest work: equality between property and photography, Images on Commission for Reemtsma. Schacht engages intensively with the working environments depicted in the images, examining which political, economic, and physical orders they reveal- and which remain concealed. Tobacco as a raw material is present throughout the exhibition in the form of plants grown by the artist herself.
WHEN?
Opening: Friday, 11. September 2026, 7-9 pm
Exhibition period: Saturday, 12. September until Sunday, 20. December 2026
Opening hours: Tue-Sun, 11 am – 6 pm
Accompanying events: (Advance registration is required at info@aestiftung.de):
Guided tour of the exhibition with the artist Ramona Schacht and the curator Stefanie Regina Dietzel: Thursday 24 September 2026, 6.00 pm
In conjunction with the Literaturhaus der Fotografie series: »Need a Light?«, Reading and discussion with Melanie Aufenvenne on the cultural history of smoking, moderated by Thomas Böhm (radioeins: Die Literaturagenten): Thursday, October 8, 2026, 7pm:
»Das neue Rauchen: Ein künstlerischer Blick auf die Gegenwart der Tabakindustrie«, talk with photographer Oliver Heise and Prof. Dr. Steffen Siegel, Professor of the Theory and History of Photography at Folkwang University of the Arts: Sunday, October 11, 2026, 2pm
»Labour as Image, Gender as Medium: Women’s Work in the Industrial Archive, from the Filmfabrik Wolfen to Ramona Schacht«, slide presentation by Dr. Katerina Korola, Assistant Professor of Film & Media, University of California, Berkeley (in English): Thursday, November 26, 2026, 7pm
Guided tour of the exhibition with artist Ramona Schacht and curator Stefanie Regina Dietzel, featuring a sound performance by Kyoco Taniyama: Sunday, November 29, 2026, 4pm
WHERE?
Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung
Auguststraße 75
10117 Berlin
Image above: Ramona Schacht, o. T. (Detail), „Hacken, Unkraut jäten und immer wieder Hacken. Das ist die unentwegt pflegende Arbeit der Tabakbauern, wie es auch die Arbeit unserer deutschen Weinbauern ist.“, (Sprechertext), Einzelbild aus dem Auftragsfilm Die Welt des Tabaks, 1954/55, Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung, Berlin aus dem Tableau Gebeugte Körper, innerhalb der Werkserie Photography’s Claim to Property. Bilder im Auftrag Reemtsmas, 2026, © Ramona Schacht.
