Wesel district, Mayor Bernd Romanski, Thomas Michaelis and Rita Nehling from the city stand in front of the town hall in Hamminkeln and show the poster for the “Shining Prospects” exhibition.”/>
Looking forward to the exhibition “Shining Views” (from left): library manager Ingrid Keiten, Catrin Siebert from the Wesel district, Mayor Bernd Romanski, Thomas Michaelis and Rita Nehling from the city. © Christina Kehl
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Corona, Putin, Ukraine: There is a crisis everywhere. One thing is completely lost – the climate. Just a few years ago, the climate crisis was omnipresent, but in view of ever new global catastrophes, overcoming one of humanity’s greatest crises has taken a back seat.
This is where the exhibition “Shining Prospects” from the aid organization Misereor comes in: In 99 cartoons on topics such as lifestyle, consumption, climate change and justice, 40 cartoonists take a surprisingly different look at the challenges of our time. The climate alliance of the municipalities in the Wesel district is now bringing this exhibition to the region. Hamminkeln is also taking part and wants to bring the climate crisis back into the focus of people’s attention.
This caricature is also part of the exhibition “Shining Prospects”. © Christina Kehl
“We discuss a lot about the budget or refugee accommodation, but resolutions on climate protection are tolerated,” said Mayor Bernd Romanski, alluding to the most recent environmental committee when, among other things, the pioneering climate protection concept that the city had launched was discussed. It is time to bring the issues of climate and climate protection back into public awareness.
Catrin Siebert, responsible for European affairs at the district, made it clear at the press conference that this was also the approach for the Wesel district to take part in the exhibition: “We have to approach the topic differently and no longer with the finger wagging. We need new ways to enter into discussions with citizens.”
One of 99 caricatures that will be on display in the “Shining Prospects” exhibition. © Christina Kehl
From the point of view of those responsible, an exhibition that illuminates climate, consumption and other catastrophes in a subtle and funny way is well suited for this purpose. Because with humor you can also look at difficult topics from a different perspective and possibly question one or another behavior. The laughter often gets stuck in the viewer’s throat – and that’s exactly what it’s supposed to do.
For example, when a lone fisherman on the high seas fishes an oil canister out of the sea – “fisherman’s end”. A cartoonist also takes parents’ taxis to school. That the child walks to school? Unthinkable with this traffic! Or the cruise ship making its way through a sea of plastic bags, to which one onlooker commented: “I would only allow blue plastic bags!”
<img src="https://www.bbv-net.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/15/16/630_0900_3937614_DSC_8570-768×382.jpg" srcset="https://www.bbv-net.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/15/16/630_0900_3937614_DSC_8570-768×382.jpg" width="768" height="382" alt="Stück für Stück zu mehr Klimaschutz: Thorsten Gonska, Geschäftsbereichsleiter Weiterbildung und Tagung bei der Akademie Klausenhof, vor den E-Ladesäulen, die es schon seit 2019 an der Weiterbildungseinrichtung gibt. © Akademie Klausenhof” loading=”lazy”/>
“Shining Prospects” kicks off on October 24th in Xanten. The caricatures can also be seen in Dinslaken, Rheinberg, Wesel and Neukirchen-Vluyn. It starts in Hamminkeln on November 11th – not a randomly chosen date for a caricature exhibition. Around 25 works will be on display in the town hall, at the comprehensive school, in the city library and at Ringenberg Castle – accompanied by two additional events.
On Tuesday, November 12th, Akke Wilmes, energy consultant at the NRW consumer advice center, will tell anecdotes from his everyday consulting work (7 p.m., city library, free entry). And on Saturday, November 23rd, Markus Persing will introduce the “basic technique of visualization” (2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ringenberg Castle, free entry). The Hamminkeln comprehensive school will also take up the topic, announced its principal Anette Schmücker: For example, the students will deal with the caricatures in geography and art lessons and create corresponding works of art themselves in a workshop.
The cartoons can be seen here
In Xanten The exhibition “Shining Views” can be seen from October 24th to November 11th – in the town hall, St. Viktor Cathedral, the Weltladen and the DJH youth hostel. In Hamminkeln, Dinslaken, Rheinberg and if applicable Neukirchen-Vluyn The exhibition will take place from November 11th to 24th. In Hamminkeln in the town hall, at the comprehensive school, in the city library and at Ringenberg Castle. In Rheinberg at the European School and in Dinslaken in the city library and in the Wildkind Café. From November 25th to December 8th the cartoons are in Wesel can be seen in the water tower, the city library and in the multi-generational house.
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