In SolidAHRity - Exhibition Preview

Join us for the preview of In SolidAHRity - a photographic exhibition commemorating the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic 2021 floods in Germanys Ahr Valley.Doors open 5:30 PM
Talk 6:30 PM
Free admissionCreated by Anne Schiffer, the exhibition draws on personal observations and interviews with residents of the Ahr Valley exploring diverse experiences of disaster and recovery. Through photographs and stories gathered over the last five years, In SolidAHRity reflects on how flooding reshapes life along the Ahr including relationships with nature, infrastructure and the river itself.About Anne Schiffer:
Dr Anne Schiffer is a Reader in Design at Leeds Beckett University. She uses people-centred design to study place and lived experience of resource scarcity in order to improve equitable and just access to energy and water. She grew up on the River Ahr and returns regularly to visit family and friends, as well as to walk in the valley's landscapes, where walking serves as both a research practice and a way of remaining connected to place.