The exhibition takes the exhibition history of the Oldenburg Art Association as its starting point. It brings together artistic positions that have shaped the Oldenburg Art Association through solo exhibitions over the past twenty years. What was once shown sequentially now comes together in a new constellation.



The exhibition's principle is encapsulated in its title: periods refer to the history of the house and the artistic development of its artists, symbols to the independence of each work, and connections to the relationships that only become visible in this new constellation. Thus, the result is not a retrospective in the classical sense, but rather an open dialogue between artworks, memories, and new perspectives.


Photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation engage in a dialogue with one another. Beyond the exhibition space, a narrative, performative, and musical program, featuring additional contributions from Henning Strassburger, Klara Hobza, and the collective Estrogeanalyzer – consisting of Alexander Wolff and Yves Mettler – expands this dialogue.



Times, signs, and connections make the history of the Oldenburg Art Association not a retrospective experience, but a living network of relationships – between works and artists, between past and present, and between the exhibition venue and its audience.