Show + exhibition ends on June 12, 2022
HUMANS
In harmony with nature – for centuries Show and exhibition are dedicated to the indigenous peoples of our planet. We celebrate the existence of every culture. With HUMANS, however, we pay special tribute to the peoples, their customs and rites, which are otherwise often marginalized or frozen in tourist clichés. Many of these cultures have been living in harmony with the nature of their homeland for centuries. A matter of course that is in danger of being lost in industrialized societies. Today, countries decoupled from nature should learn from these peoples how nature and man can live together on our beautiful planet. Before the preserving cultures lose it themselves through their eagerness to do the same.
The show
360° Goosebumps
The Visiodrom at Gaskessel Wuppertal is the place to immerse yourself. Visitors are completely surrounded by the show and right in the middle of the theme. The combination of space and state-of-the-art multimedia technology makes them part of their own unique experience. The HUMANS show is a 24-minute homage to humanity. The projection show on Europe’s largest 360° screen, over 40 meters high, was produced by the world-renowned Parisian studio for video projection shows, Spectre Lab. It brings the fascinating images of the expressive personalities to life – offering exciting insights into the lives of distant cultures. The breathtaking worlds of light, sound and size touch the guests emotionally.
The photographers
CREATIVE HEADS
CINTIA BARROSO ALEXANDER
People & fashion photographer People and fashion photographer Cintia Barroso Alexander works for magazines around the globe. Her photo series are featured in the American edition of Harper’s Bazaar as well as in Hong Kong’s Marie Claire. On her travels, she always takes the time to focus sensitively on the people of her host countries.
PETER VOSS
Documentary photographer These also fascinate the widely traveled documentary photographer Peter Voss. On week-long trips to the most remote regions of the world, he lives with the people so that he can take authentic pictures of them in an atmosphere of trust.
MARKUS MAUTHE
Activist and photographer Markus Mauthe’s great love is our home – planet Earth. His mind and lens wide open, he travels through the wilderness, to distant habitats and their inhabitants. At home, the passionate nature photographer becomes a committed speaker who reaches the minds and hearts of his fellow human beings with multi-media presentations.
Pure fascination
THE PICTURES
From the entrance to the roof at a height of 70 meters, the huge pictures show visitors the fantastic complexity of their own species in an impressive and emotionally moving way. HUMANS celebrates people without reservation, conveying impressions of the tribes, peoples and cultures on display. With its architecture, its multitude of different surfaces, niches and angles, Gaskessel is ideally suited to presenting images in surprising perspectives, larger than life and sublime. The exhibition and building merge to create an overall experience.
Pure emotion
The music
The Humans show once again demonstrates how the fantastic images of the photographers and the music merge into an emotional work of art. The music creates and intensifies the emotional experience for quite a few visitors to a not inconsiderable degree.
Pictures that speak for themselves
The exhibition
The show conveys unique emotions through visual and sound worlds that get under your skin. Afterwards, visitors can find out more about the background to the show, the photographers and the images in a separate exhibition area. The skill and ingenuity of the photographers is on display here in large format. The images are inspiring and fascinating. It becomes clear how diverse and special the cultures and lifestyles of us humans are and that is something that needs to be preserved! Save the diversity of our identities.
A unique experience
For the whole family
- 24-minute projection show on Europe’s largest, 40-meter-high 360° screen
- Photo exhibition of the three HUMANS photographers and making-of of the show
- 360° panoramic tour on the 70-meter-high Gaskessel with a view over Wuppertal
- Exhibition on the globally unique conversion of the gas boiler
- Culinary delights in the Aposto restaurant and on the outdoor terrace
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