Exhibition
ASCENSION. • Photography Exhibition • Public Opening
Thursday, 15/10/2026 / 06:30 PM - 11:00 PM / Levantehaus
- Free of charge
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN EXTREME NATURE AND HUMAN PERCEPTION
“ASCENSION.” is the new solo exhibition by photographic artist Sascha Hoselmann. On display are 28 black-and-white photographs taken during high-altitude expeditions in the Alps and the Himalayas. For this exhibition, Hoselmann spent more than 160 days in the high mountains and covered over 80,000 meters of elevation gain.
The public opening marks the start of the exhibition, which runs from October 15 to November 12 at the Levantehaus.
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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
High-altitude mountain landscapes are a realm of extreme immediacy.
In his photographic work for ASCENSION., Sascha Hoselmann explores how human perception shifts when exposed to the extremes of the natural world.
The exhibition presents 28 works created during high-alpine excursions in the Alps and expeditions in the Himalayas. They offer monochromatic visual spaces poised between fragile beauty and the monumental power of nature, between isolating silence and constant transformation.
Extreme natural environments have the power to alter our perception. As we distance ourselves from daily routines, social conventions, and the constant availability of resources, new perspectives emerge.
Between 2022 and 2026, Hoselmann participated in various expeditions and high-alpine ventures across three continents. He seeks out the exposure found in extreme landscapes, observing how isolation, vulnerability, and physical exertion affect his own perception. In conditions where familiar certainties lose their significance and primal needs come to the fore, one's view of the landscape and of one's own place within it, undergoes a transformation.
The photographic works in ASCENSION. are both an expression of intense experiences in the world's high mountain ranges and a tribute to nature as the true artist. Alongside monumental landscapes, Hoselmann repeatedly turns his gaze to the details, structures, and forms shaped by geological, climatic, and temporal processes. Ice, rock, and snow appear not as static landscape elements, but as part of a state of constant flux.
From glacial structures and sharply defined ridges to snowcapped peaks, these large-format photographs capture the "imperfect perfection" of natural forms. Hoselmann often detaches iconic mountains from their familiar context, focusing instead on specific details, textures, or lines. The resulting images do not merely document the obvious; rather, they reveal the character and identity of a place.
A dialogue between extreme nature and human perception.
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