Tokihiro Sato "paints" with light, moving like a performer in front of the camera. In his works, the moment of time actually becomes visible and leaves traces in diverse settings. The Japanese artist's black-and-white photographs thus unfold a poetic effect and at the same time examine the determinants of the medium itself. Friedhelm Hütte, head of Deutsche Bank’s art department, talks with the artist, who lives in Tokyo, about his works and artistic practice.

Die postapokaliptische Sci-Fi spielt mit dem Traum des schnellen Reichwerdens – vor dem Hintergrund einer distopischen Gesallschaftsordnung, die an den zerfallenden Sozialismus erinnert.

In dem postmodernen Melodrama erscheint hinter der tragischen Geschichte eines Liebesdreiecks fast die ganze Budapester Underground-Musikszene der 80er Jahre.

In his works, the artist Adrian Paci investigates migration, the consequences of globalization, and the transformation of cultural identities. This is also the case in his photo series “Back Home,” which is currently on view in the “Time Present” exhibition. In the series, the artist portrays families who emigrated from his home country Albania and in doing so deconstructs the meaning of the term “to be at home.” Britta Färber, Chief Curator of the Deutsche Bank Collection, talks with the artist about his works and artistic practice.

The PhotoDerive is a photo exploration of our spaces, based on the Dérive, a cultural practice with its genesis in psychogeography. The Dérive is "a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiences. Dérives involve playful-constructive behaviour and awareness of the effects of space on us, and are thus quite different from the classic notions of journey or stroll. Participants will create their own derive and document it with photos and a story. They will receive instructions online after registration. Photos and stories will later be presented in a collective online exhibition.

“The only way to extend a limit is to cross it,” says Andrea Galvani. The utopia of a world without borders inspires the work of the Italian artist, who divides his time between the USA and Mexico. “Time Present” includes his work “Llevando una pepita de oro a la velocidad del sonido #6,” in which a plane breaks the sound barrier and thus also a border. Britta Färber, Chief Curator of the Deutsche Bank Collection, talks with the artist and about his works and artistic practice.

Here the artist makes the music: Martin Liebscher photographed himself 6,000 times in different poses at the Berliner Philharmonie concert hall. This large-format photograph from his series “Family Photos,” currently on view in the show “Time Present,” humorously investigates the coordinates of identity, time, and space, as well as the ideal of the artist genius. Friedhelm Hütte, head of Deutsche Bank’s art department, talks with the Berlin-based artist about his works and artistic practice.

In her photographs, the Leipzig-born artist Anett Stuth creates imaginary, architectural spaces in which present and past, interior and exterior, photography and painting overlap. At the same time, her works show the artistic possibilities enabled by the virtual age. Britta Färber, Chief Curator of Deutsche Bank Collection department, talks with Anett Stuth about her artistic practice, her perception of time, and her important thematic group “Today is the Past.”

The exhibition "Time Present – Photography from the Deutsche Bank Collection" presents a broad spectrum of international photography. But what about the so-called applied photography? How is the photographic image used today? These questions are answered by cultural scientist and Monopol columnist Anika Meier in conversation with the artist Anna Ehrenstein.