Munich. On October 27, New Zealand initiators
Blackwell Ruth and the German publisher of the book
“200 Women who will change the way you see the world”, Dr
Elisabeth Sandmann, together with the project’s exclusive
partner BMW Group, will celebrate the German premiere
of the eponymous exhibition at Alte Bayerische Staatsbank in Munich.
From October 28 to November 21, the venue will be home to “200 Women
who will change the way you see the world” before it will move on to
be on display at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) from
November 26 to December 14, 2018.
Over the course of the project “200 Women who will change the way you
see the world”, various women were asked five identical questions
irrespective of their nationality, background, religion, celebrity
status or education, and their answers get under one’s skin. What
really matters to you? What brings you happiness? What do you regard
as the lowest depth of misery? What would you change if you could?
Which single word do you most identify with?
The photographs taken exclusively for the book “200 Women who will
change the way you see the world” will now be on display in Germany
for the very first time. After having been interviewed for the book,
each of the 200 women hailing from all over the world sat to be
photographed by award-winning photographer
Kieran E. Scott. With their inimitable style his
portraits offer a glimpse into the personal stories of these women.
Each portrait was taken in front of a plain sheet of linen.
With the support of BMW Group, the exhibition illustrates a large
variety of exceptional narratives and life stories via film and
photographic portraits inviting its visitors to think about diversity,
equal opportunities, equal rights and courage.
Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW
Group, is convinced that equal opportunities must become the
norm as they play a vital role in the development of our societies:
“It is a moral imperative to live and promote equal opportunities.
There is a direct correlation between societal wealth and equal
opportunities for women on the labour market.”
Dr Elisabeth Sandmann, publishing house Elisabeth Sandmann
Verlag said, “It has always been my mission to make women
more visible. The 200 women we read about here, whose voices we hear
and whose faces we see, humble us. These women show us that courage
and passionate commitment really do bring about change in the world.
To that effect, this project is also about hope, future prospects and change.”
As part of the vernissage, held on October 27 at 6 PM at Alte
Bayerische Staatsbank, the project’s initiator Geoff Blackwell
(BlackwellRuth) and
Dr Elisabeth Sandmann (publishing house Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag)
will discuss to what extend “200 Women who will change the way you see
the world” can indeed affect how we look at the world. In addition,
the project’s co-initiator Ruth Hobday (BlackwellRuth) will talk
with TV host and producer
Bettina Böttinger and some of the book’s protagonists
including photojournalist Julia Leeb, Sahm
Venter, senior researcher at Nelson Mandela Foundation and
Diane Wright Foley, head of James W. Foley Legacy
Foundation. New Zealand singer Kimbra, another
participant of the project, will provide the musical entertainment for
the opening. Many of the international participants of “200 Women who
will change the way you see the world” will also attend the project’s vernissage.
Vernissage:
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 6 PM
Alte Bayerische Staatsbank
Kardinal-Faulhaber Straße 1, 80333 Munich
Exhibition dates:
October 28 to November 21, 2018
Alte Bayerische Staatsbank
Kardinal-Faulhaber Straße 1, 80333 Munich
November 26 to December 14, 2018
Technical University of Munich
TUM Campus München, Immatrikulationshalle, Arcisstraße 21, 80333 Munich