50 large-format photographic prints convey impressions of life in Iran and current projects of the photographers. It becomes clear that the different cultures also result in the specific way in which the two photographers see things. Besides work from Yazd, Maryam Mohammadi is also presenting a series of photographs on the topic of women in society in Iran. The additional pairs of photographs by Klemens Ortmeyer demonstrate a dialogue with the themes of the structure of photographs, light and time.

Maria Pfitzner, patroness and President of the Deutscher Werkbund Nord e.V., and Prof. Berthold Burkhardt, Vice-President of the TU Braunschweig will be opening the exhibition in the Architekturpavillon of the TU at 7 pm. Following an introduction by Prof. Dr. Rolf Sachse of the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (HBK) Saar, visitors can enjoy a performance by T.A.N.Z Braunschweig.

A look "behind the walls"
The idea of freelance photographer Maryam Mohammadi and architectural photographer Klemens Ortmeyer for the joint project "Behind the walls" arose during a summer academy of Iranian and European photographers held by the Austrian cultural organization x-change in the central Iranian town of Yazd in September 2005. Equipped with a 35 mm digital camera and a large-format camera, Mohammadi and Ortmeyer decided to capture scenes from everyday and religious life in Yazd. Two daytime walks through the town, two different angles of view "behind the walls". This is the way in which this joint project would like to promote cultural understanding between East and West. A discussion with the two photographers will take place at the close of the exhibition in the exhibition hall on 25 August at 6 pm.

Opening: 8 August 2006, 7 pm
Venue: Architekturpavillon of the TU Braunschweig, Pockelsstr. 4; entrance: TU Old Building
Patron: Deutscher Werkbund Nord e.V. 

Welcome Maria Pfitzer, President of the Deutscher Werkbund Nord e.V., Prof. Berthold Burkhardt, Vice-President of the TU Braunschweig
Introduction: Prof. Dr. Rolf Sachse, HBK Saar
Performance: T.A.N.Z. Braunschweig (Sylvia Heyden & Company)

Opening hours: Weekdays from 9 am to 6 pm
Guided tours: By arrangement Tel.: + 49 (0) 163 2704730 or email: kontakt@ortmeyer.de
Discussion with photographers: 25.August 2006, 6 pm