When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from 11.09.2026 to 22.11.2026.

Where can the exhibition be seen?

At the Kunsthalle Mannheim at Friedrichsplatz 4 in 68165 Mannheim.

What is the content about?

The focus is on Solarceptors, an immersive work about plant perception, light, and future images between art and research.

Is the exhibition accessible?

The Kunsthalle Mannheim is almost fully accessible. There are barrier-free access and assistance for visitors with mobility impairments.

What are the opening hours of the Kunsthalle Mannheim?

Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays from 10 AM to 6 PM, additionally on the first Wednesday of the month until 10 PM.

How much is the admission fee?

No specific ticket price for this event could be reliably confirmed. The admission prices of the Kunsthalle Mannheim apply depending on the visit situation.

STUDIO Rasa Smite & Raitis Smits

Name: STUDIO: Rasa Smite & Raitis Smits
Start: 2026-09-11T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-11-22T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Kunsthalle Mannheim

When Plants Learn to See: An Immersive Exhibition at the Kunsthalle Mannheim

With STUDIO: Rasa Smite & Raitis Smits, an art experience opens at the Kunsthalle Mannheim, blending science, VR installation, and contemporary media art. The Latvian artists transform research with Solarceptors into a poetic reflection on perception, light, and the intelligence of nature.

A Space Between Research and Aesthetic Experience

The exhibition presents plants from an unusual perspective: as sensitive beings that register their environment and relate to the rhythms of the planet. Through virtual reality and projection, an exhibition atmosphere is created where digital worlds, sound, and scientific imagination intertwine.

Media Art with Art Historical Depth

Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits have been working since the 1990s at the intersection of art, science, and new technologies. Their projects are designed to be long-term, process-oriented, and research-related. Well-known works like Xchange, Biotricity, or Talk to Me show how consistently the duo translates natural processes, network logics, and ecological questions into an independent art language.

Curating, Context, and Cultural Education

The presentation in the STUDIO is created in collaboration with the 75th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg and is part of the anniversary program Imagine Futures!. The project is curated by Julia-Katharina Thiemann and Alessia Tardivo. Thus, the exhibition connects cultural education with an open view of current future questions: How does technology change our access to nature? And what images do we need to understand ecological connections anew?

The Kunsthalle Mannheim as a Place for Contemporary Art

The Kunsthalle Mannheim is one of the important venues for modern and contemporary art in Germany. Its collection, exhibition architecture, and digital mediation offerings create ideal conditions for a work that not only shows perception but makes it physically tangible. Visitors here encounter an exhibition that demands concentration while simultaneously evoking wonder.

Conclusion

STUDIO: Rasa Smite & Raitis Smits invites us to see plants not as silent backdrops but as active co-creators of a shared future. Those who wish to discover art, media, ecology, and new forms of perception should experience this exhibition in Mannheim live.