Annegret Soltau VATERSUCHE
Eröffnung Annegret Soltau »VATERSUCHE«
Kunstforum der TU Darmstadt
Annegret Soltau is one of the most important feminist artists of our time. Since the 1970s, she has been exploring questions of personal and social identity, reflecting on her position as a woman within the construct of her own family.
On the occasion of her 80th birthday, the exhibition ‘Annegret Soltau VATERSUCHE’ at the Kunstforum of the Technical University of Darmstadt presents two central series of works by Annegret Soltau in a special constellation: The work ‘Vatersuche’ (1988–present) is shown in its entirety and documents Annegret Soltau's search for her father, whom she never knew.
With the exhibition ‘Annegret Soltau VATERSUCHE,’ the Kunstforum is a cooperation partner of World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 and is closely linked to the main theme of World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, ‘Design for Democracy: Atmospheres for a better life.’ Soltau's artistic work opens up a multi-layered dialogue on how design – understood as the shaping of memory, identity and social consciousness – can strengthen democratic spaces and enable new forms of coexistence.
