Images of agriculture

Agriculture is one of the oldest culture-forming forces. Its images date back to the empires of Babylon and ancient
Egypt. „The domination of nature by humans“, writes British environmental historian David Blackbourne, „reveals much about the nature of human domination“. The images of agriculture express the respective historical state of politics and society and their ideals. With the advent of modernity, the production and dissemination of pictures multiplied exponentially. Images from the past and present are caught up in the maelstrom of ideologically colored narratives, from nationalist myths to advertising and political propaganda. To escape this maelstrom, we have radically decontextualized the images on our „crazy wall“ and arranged them according to purely formal criteria. You, the visitors, are invited to cut your own path through this jungle of images. You will also fi nd a selection of your favorite motifs to take home on the postcard stand next to the wall.