urbEXPO 2015, the street art and photography exhibition doubles up

urbEXPO in 2015 is doubling up. After the success of the first three years, the art and photography exhibition urbEXPO, is stepping outside its usual location of Bochum, and also organising an exhibition in Leipzig. Applications can be submitted until 15^th February.



urbEXPO is a composite word formed of the words Urban Exploring and Expo – an initiative created by Bochum-based multimedia arts and photographer Olaf Rauch to artistically showcase and protect places that – for whatever reason – have become marginal in the public mind. 

So, these so-called “Lost Places” and the aesthetics of decay are the themes of urbEXPO 2015: a photographic examination that goes beyond a simple record in the sense of “urban exploration” and opens up more space for the artistic dimension. A contemporary issue, debated between the romantic beauty of ruins and social criticism, where the pictures tell the story.

After the first three editions highly appreciated by the general public, showcasing photos by international artists and photographers, the exhibition is doubling up this year. The first appointment, entitled “Retrospektiva I”, for which applications are open until 15 February, will take place from 1 to 10 May in Leipzig, in a location that is clearly consistent with the themes covered: the old control tower of the decommissioned Mockau airport, currently being repurposed as a cultural and entertainment centre.
Then, from 31 July to 9 August, the usual urbEXPO appointment in Bochum, in the rotunda of the city’s old central train station.  In this case, applications can be submitted until 15^th April.
 
(Christiane Bürklein)

urbEXPO
Dates: 1-10 May 2015 in Leipzig
31 July - 9 August 2015 in Bochum
More information: http://www.urbexpo.eu/
Images: Courtesy of urbEXPO – rights of the authors