Bengal Foundation and Goethe-Institut hosted the photography exhibition, ‘On Borders’, which will take place at Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct. This show featured the works of 10 photographers from OSTKREUZ Agency of Berlin, Germany.
Linn Schroeder of OSTKREUZ Agency, whose work ‘Self Portrait with Twins and Breast’ was featured in this exhibition, and spoke on the occasion.

The exhibition was opened on Wednesday, 10 December 2014 at 6 PM.

Human beings have gradually settled over the entire planet. No ocean, no desert, no mountain range has been able to stop them. In the end, they even traveled in space and to the moon. Tirelessly, as if this is their manifest destiny, they have worked on transcending every limitation that nature and its laws dictate. The only boundaries they have not yet been able to overcome are those that they have set up between themselves. Why is this?
First of all, a border is not more than an imaginary line drawn to mark a difference. This ends here, something else starts over there a different country, a different people, another language, another belief system, a different skin color. Most crossings occur smoothly, but once a barrier has been constructed, it can only be crossed at a border checkpoint. A barrier emphasizes differences via fences, walls, and gestures.

Date: 10/12/2014 – 04/01/2015
Entry condition: open to all

Exhibition Press release: TAP/Press/014 Dec 10 2014 Goethe-Institut and Bengal Foundation jointly present ‘On Borders’, a photography exhibition featuring the works of 10 photographers from OSTKREUZ Agency of Berlin, Germany Goethe-Institut and Bengal Foundation have jointly arranged a photography exhibition titled ‘On Borders’ at Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct. This show will feature the works of 10 photographers from OSTKREUZ Agency of Berlin, Germany. The exhibition was inaugurated on Wednesday, 10 December 2014 at 6 PM at Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct, The Daily Star Centre, 64-65 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Farmgate, Dhaka. Linn Schroeder of OSTKREUZ Agency, whose work ‘Self Portrait with Twins and Breast’ was featured in this exhibition, spoke on the occasion. In this exhibition, the photographers of the German OSTKREUZ Agency tell stories about borders. They explore what borders mean to people and how people shape their lives along borders. They show their unique perspective on the borders that run through the world today. The exhibition will be accompanied by a seminar and a 3-day-long workshop. Schedule for the exhibition and related programmes: 1. Opening ceremony of  ‘On Borders’ When: Wednesday, 10 December, 2014 at 6 PM Where: Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct 2. Workshop on Portrait Photography with Linn Schroeder When: 11-13 December, 2014 Where: Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct 3. Seminar on working in an artistic collective with Linn Schroeder When: Saturday, 13 December, 2014 at 3 PM Where: Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct About ‘On Borders’ Human beings have gradually settled over the entire planet. No ocean, no desert, no mountain range has been able to stop them. In the end, they even traveled in space and to the moon. Tirelessly, as if this is their manifest destiny, they have worked on transcending every limitation that nature and its laws dictate. The only boundaries they have not yet been able to overcome are those that they have set up between themselves. Why is this? First of all, a border is not more than an imaginary line drawn to mark a difference. This ends here, something else starts over there a different country, a different people, another language, another belief system, a different skin color. Most crossings occur smoothly, but once a barrier has been constructed, it can only be crossed at a border checkpoint. A barrier emphasizes differences via fences, walls, and gestures.