When can the exhibition be visited on October 7, 2026?

The exhibition is open on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

What is the admission price?

The regular admission is 5 euros. Reduced tickets cost 3 euros, including for retirees, students, and people with disabilities.

How long will the exhibition run?

ZUsammenKUNFT DER SPEZIES will be on view at the Mannheim Art Association from September 6 to November 1, 2026.

Will there be guided tours of the exhibition?

Guided tours with Dirk Martin M.A. are announced for the exhibition. The tour dates will be published by the Mannheim Art Association.

Where does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition takes place at the Mannheim Art Association e.V. at Augustaanlage 58, 68165 Mannheim.

Is the exhibition indoors?

Yes, the exhibition takes place in the interior spaces of the Mannheim Art Association.

Hartmut Kiewert's painting opens new perspectives on humans, animals, and shared life

Name: Hartmut Kiewert – ZUsammenKUNFT DER SPEZIES
Start: 2026-10-07T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-07T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Mannheimer Kunstverein e.V.

A different future begins with a different perspective

With ZUsammenKUNFT DER SPEZIES, the Mannheim Art Association presents an exhibition by the Leipzig painter Hartmut Kiewert. His figurative painting makes the relationship between humans and animals the central subject of a concentrated examination of his works. The exhibition invites visitors to question familiar hierarchies and imaginatively experience a shared existence on equal footing.

Figurative painting as a societal thought space

Hartmut Kiewert, born in 1980 in Koblenz, studied painting and graphics at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle and graduated with honors in 2010. Since 2008, he has been artistically exploring the human-animal relationship. His works combine precise composition, detailed image spaces, and a clear socio-political stance.

In Kiewert's imagery, pigs, cows, and chickens appear not as commodities or decorative symbols, but as sentient individuals. The painting drafts counter-images to exploitation, displacement, and anthropocentric order. As a result, each image becomes a silent test of one's own perception.

Calm images, compelling questions

The atmosphere of the exhibition arises from a controlled order of space, figure, and color. Kiewert's images do not impact through dramatic gestures but rather through a slowing down. Their calm, detailed surface challenges the gaze and opens up an aesthetic experience that unfolds only with prolonged engagement.

The figurative painting does not serve mere representation. It demonstrates how perception is socially shaped and how images make new forms of coexistence conceivable. Between utopia, animal ethics, and contemporary criticism, a visual thought space emerges in which humans and other animals appear as equal actors.

Art historical classification and cultural education

Kiewert's position is situated within a contemporary figurative art movement that addresses societal conflicts through recognizable bodies, spaces, and situations. His painting connects classic work reviews with questions of ecology, care, and multispecies society. Exhibitions such as Animal Utopia and MULTISPECIES FUTURES have already furthered this engagement.

The Mannheim Art Association understands the exhibition as an opportunity for cultural education and focused observation. The accompanying publication with contributions from Friedrich W. Kasten and Jessica Ullrich deepens the art historical and societal perspectives on Kiewert's work.

Conclusion: An art experience between empathy and utopia

ZUsammenKUNFT DER SPEZIES welcomes visitors with a painting that works slowly and resonates for a long time. Those who engage with the works discover not only carefully composed image spaces but also an invitation to greater empathy and responsibility. A visit to the Mannheim Art Association enriches cultural perception and opens up a compelling aesthetic experience regarding the future of coexistence.