Fürth in Infrared at vhs Fürth: Experience art and culture in Fürth

Fürth in Infrared: A city shines beyond the visible

An evening for sensitive exploration of works: The vhs Fürth opens the exhibition 'Fürth in Infrared' featuring the photographs of Claus Schönberger. In an intense exhibition atmosphere, visitors encounter the familiar cloverleaf city in unexpected tones and contrasts – an artistic experience between perception experiment and poetic urban landscape.

Infrared as an aesthetic experience

The image series works with light waves outside the visible spectrum. Leaf green shines bright white, the sky appears unusually dark – the so-called Wood effect. This specific image physics gives the Fürth motifs a floating, almost romantic appearance. Shapes and surfaces emerge clearly, materials seem dematerialized: asphalt becomes velvety, treetops appear crystalline.

Artistic method and technique

For the photographs, Schönberger uses a specially modified camera that captures the near-infrared range. The curation focuses on spatial effects and sequences: from urban panorama to quiet detail. In the sequence of works, an image dramaturgy unfolds that recalls landscape painting while simultaneously marking photographic presence.

School of vision of modernity: context and classification

Historically, infrared photography connects to scientific image practices, but here it becomes an artistic strategy. The relationship between nature and city, memory and topography forms the thematic link. In a dialogical hanging, references are created that sharpen perception and guide to active image reading – a strong impulse for cultural education.

Education and mediation on site

The vhs Fürth sees itself as a place for learning, culture, and communication. Barrier-free access, a central location, and opening hours allow for an accessible reception. The exhibition talk at the opening offers an introduction to technique, art direction, and motifs – ideal for beginners and experts.

Conclusion: This exhibition shows Fürth like never before: atmospheric, precise, surprising. Anyone seeking aesthetic experience and urban poetry should not miss the opening – as visibility is re-negotiated here, and photography becomes urban reading.

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Sources:

• Volkshochschule Fürth gGmbH – Exhibitions
• City of Fürth – Event Calendar: Fürth in Infrared
• City of Fürth – vhs Fürth: Address and Accessibility
• vhs Fürth – Directions and Contact