Gelsenkirchen - My Hood: Photographer Gregor Wildförster shows the city again!

Gelsenkirchen - My Hood: Photographer Gregor Wildförster shows the city again!

On February 8, 2025, the exciting photo exhibition “Gelsenkirchen - My Hood” by photographer Gregor Wildförster starts. This series of events is the start of the anniversary year "150 years of the city of Gelsenkirchen" and is organized by the Stadtmarketing Gesellschaft Gelsenkirchen (SMG). The exhibition offers a unique view of Gelsenkirchen and wants to show the city in an unadulterated light. The photographs were taken over a period of almost two years and are presented in different districts.

The official opening took place on February 4, 2025 in the main office of the Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen. Mayor Karin Welge underlined the diversity and opportunities that Gelsenkirchen offers its citizens on this occasion. The event was also accompanied by Stefanie Olbering, the head of the Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen, which underlines the Sparkasse's commitment to promote local art.

The photographs of the project

Gregor Wildförster, known as the "Fiddler of Light", specializes in bodyyposivity and photography as a therapy support in his career. For this special project, he devoted himself to classic street photography and documented Gelsenkirchen in black and white. About 50 photographs are shown per exhibition location, whereby the first presentation from February 5 to 21, 2025 can be seen in the main office of the Sparkasse on Neumarkt.

As part of the exhibition, a total of five other locations are planned, which cover the various districts of Gelsenkirchen:

• 3. -March 14, 2025: Gelsenkirchen-Erle district library
• 24. March - April 11, 2025: Rotthausen district office
• 17. April-May 9, 2025: District Library Gelsenkirchen-Horst
• 15. May - June 6, 2025: Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen (customer center Buer)

a city in change

With the photo exhibition, the organizers Gelsenkirchen want to present from a new, surprising perspective. This is in accordance with the efforts of the city to expand its cultural offers and to promote urban development through art. In addition to the recordings of Gregor Wildförster, other photographers also offer their work an insight into the special features and uniqueness of the city, which contributes to a comprehensive picture of Gelsenkirchen.

For all interested parties, admission to the exhibition is free and the organizers look forward to welcoming visitors. This initiative is not only a tribute to the past of the city, but also an inspiring view of your future.

For more information about the exhibition and its background, interested parties can report the reporting of Lokalklick.eu , gelsenkirchen.de and Photography-kossa.de