German Election Party & Exhibition: "Political Faces" by Liesa Johannssen

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German Election Party and Opening Reception for Photo Exhibition “Political Faces” by Liesa Johannssen
at the ART Lounge and Auditorium of the Goethe-Institut San Francisco
09/22/2013, 9 am -12 pm

Live broadcast of election results & exhibition


This coming September 22, the federal elections for the 18th Bundestag will be held. Thirty-four parties compete for the votes of about 62 million registered voters. The Goethe-Institut San Francisco and the German Consulate General in San Francisco invite you to follow the election forecast and first projections live on German TV during our election party, starting at 9 am San Francisco time.
The election party will be accompanied by “Political Faces”, a photo exhibition by Liesa Johannssen (http://www.liesa-johannssen.com/). She is a young German photographer who lives in San Francisco since 2012. Between 2005 and 2010 she had the rare opportunity to meet many important figures across the German political landscape. She gained a sensibility for capturing exceptional moments mainly during her travels with the Foreign Minister and the President of Germany, having been given the freedom to capture her own unique view on moments. The results are truly unique, impressive and emotional black and white photographs of different politicians.
“Not without reason it is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, which comes with the responsibility a press photographer has to always maintain a distance to the protagonist. At the age of 19, it was often a balancing act to be aware of capturing my own view of moments. Equally, banal questions arose, such as “how long can I stay at a one-to-one meeting?” or “how do I move quietly in the room, trying to be invisible to two politicians having an intense conversation?” I felt it was always an exciting and rewarding challenge." - Liesa Johannssen

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