Kunstausstellung - Stalag Moosburg e.V.

Unique original artwork

The Municipal Archives of the City of Moosburg is in possession of a unique collection of original drawings and paintings by artists who were imprisoned in the Stalag and internment camps. These works, which were lost for years, have been secured, processed and archived in the town archive by the town archivist Wilhelm Ellböck in recent years.

These pictures are of high significance and historical importance. The originals have not yet been shown to the public and are only known in excerpts as copies. For the first time, therefore, they are to be presented to the public in their entirety, together with loans from private sources - around 180 drawings, graphics and paintings by very different artists who were imprisoned in Stalag VII A.

Not only in its scope, but also in its thematic treatment, the exhibition "Survival Art" represents a novelty in Germany. Supplemented by comparisons with other works of art and historical photographs, the exhibition provides insights into the creation of art in a state of emergency as well as into life in the camp.

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Exhibitions 2022

We have divided the exhibitions into four thematic areas due to the large number of artworks on display for the first time.

Jeweils am ersten Tag der Ausstellungen laden wir um 19 Uhr zu einer öffentlichen Vernissage ein.

1. – 10. April 2022
Hinterm Stacheldraht – Alltag im Stalag VII A

29. April – 8. Mai 2022
Traum und Trauma – Hoffnung und Leid im Stalag VII A

27. Mai – 6. Juni 2022
Die Gezeichneten – Gesichter des Lagers im Stalag VII A

30. September – 9. Oktober 2022
Unter Verdacht – „Automatic arrest“ im Internierungslager Nr. 6

The exhibitions take place in the hall of the Volkshochschule (VHS) Moosburg. Opening hours 8-21 h, free entry

About the project

Das Projekt ist ein Beitrag aus der Geschichte Moosburgs anlässlich des 1250-Jahr-Jubiläums im Jahr 2022. Der Verein Stalag Moosburg e.V. übernahm die Projektleitung (Karl Rausch) sowie die räumliche Gestaltung und technische Umsetzung (Günther Strehle). Die inhaltliche Konzeption wurde von der Moosburger Kunsthistorikerin Christine Fößmeier entwickelt. Besonderer Dank gilt dem Stadtarchivar Willhelm Ellböck für die umfangreichen Vorarbeiten zur Fassung der Werke für Archiv und Präsentation sowie dem neuen Leiter des Heimatmuseums, Michael Kerscher, für die Bereicherung der Ausstellung mit weiteren Werken aus dem Heimatmuseum. Dem Stadtrat der Stadt Moosburg danken wir für die Genehmigung des finanziellen Budgets und der Stadtverwaltung für die Bereitstellung der Kunstwerke aus deren Archiv. Dank auch der VHS Moosburg, Gerda Fischer und Nadine Sukniak, die uns über insgesamt mehr als 4 Wochen großzügige Gastfreundschaft und Unterstützung in der Aula ihres Hauses erweisen.

Volti

1. – 10. April 2022

Hinterm Stacheldraht

Alltag im Stalag VII A

One of the means of overcoming captivity during the war was the creation of art in the camps. In Moosburg, too, it is therefore as varied as it is interesting. The spectrum ranges from the documentation of the surroundings to the psychological study, from the quickly made sketch to the perfect oil painting. Laymen were just as involved as artists trained in their home countries. Ultimately, the artworks not only show the environment and everyday life of the prisoners of war, but also their profound fears and hardships.

Jacques Bertrand, „les poux“ (die Läuse)

29. April – 8. Mai 2022

Traum und Trauma

Hoffnung und Leid im Stalag VII A

The experience of being a prisoner of war had a traumatic effect on many. Jacques Bertrand, in particular, aptly captured the suffering of his comrades, from lining up to be counted, to the distribution of food as a beat in the monotonous daily routine, to the eagerly awaited letters and gifts of love from home. There were no possibilities for retreat or even privacy in and around the vast barracks - a permanent state of exception that could ultimately only be overcome with a great deal of distraction.

Georg Hummitzsch

27. Mai – 6. Juni 2022

Die Gezeichneten

Gesichter des Lagers im Stalag VII A

A mirror to the soul, or at least an approach to other people, are the many portraits created in Stalag VII A. Here, the portraits of the colonial soldiers stand out, also due to their number. German guards and their relatives can be found as well as Soviet prisoners of war.

Although latent racism may have been resonant in some portraits, for those portrayed, the artwork represented a kind of self-assurance in the uncertainty of war: "I am drawn, therefore I am."

Hartig, Internierungslager

30. September – 9. Oktober 2022

Unter Verdacht

„Automatic arrest“ im Internierungslager Nr. 6

Almost immediately after the end of the Second World War, the first Germans came to the already run-down camp of Stalag VII A for denazification. They too were looking for employment opportunities and again found them in art.
The camp views range between desolation and purposeful optimism. In the surviving portraits, we encounter serious-looking people who seem to question their fate.