About this Event
We are delighted to present this screening and discussion on the occasion of the exhibition Bernd & Hilla Becher at Sprüth Magers.
Following the film, Marianne Kapfer (Director), Bronwen Colquhoun( Senior Curator, National Museum Cardiff), and Shoair Mavlian (Director, The Photographers' Gallery) will be part of the panel and Q&A session. Together, they will discuss the Bechers' profound influence on contemporary photography.
Blast furnaces, winding towers, processing plants – now largely destroyed evidence of industrial development – live on in the photographs of Bernd and Hilla Becher.
In the documentary film 'The Photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher', the now deceased artist couple talk about their life, work and influence, which was devoted to photographing industrial buildings for four decades. The portrait of the renowned photographers is complemented by contemporary witnesses such as their son Max Becher and former students of the Düsseldorf Art Academy, including Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff and others.
Written, directed and edited by Marianne Kapfer
Cinematography: Dirk Heuer, Enrico Wolff
Production manager: Moritz Senarclens de Grancy
Sound: Markus Schmitt, Christoph Eggener
Music: Robert Dietze
With Bernd Becher, Hilla Becher, Max Becher, Thomas Struth, Thomas Ruff, Candida Höfer, Jörg Sasse, Matthias Koch, Götz Diergarten, Susanne Lange, Ludger Derenthal, Lothar Schirmer
94 minutes, colour and black & white, shot on 35 mm and DVCPro 50
In collaboration with Sprüth Magers.
The exhibition Bernd & Hilla Becher will be shown 20 February - 28 March 2026.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Goethe-Institut London, 50 Princes Gate, London, United Kingdom
GBP 3.00 to GBP 7.21
