searched for something, found nothing

Photographer Hel Wagner, questioning the effectiveness of documentary photography, embarks on a search in her bachelor's thesis for a new visual form to confront her alienated feelings under capitalism.

In a generation that sees its future dying due to (climate) crises, she is torn between resignation and the hope that perhaps something will still change for the better. In the exhibition, the photographer does not present a resolution to this inner conflict, but rather lays bare all these contradictory emotions and invites viewers to grapple with their own hope and despair.

snow or the absence thereof

The Chiemgau is one of Germany's most cherished landscapes and the Chiemgau alps are particularly popular with skiers. 
But for how much longer? Will there be snow next year, snow that stays longer than a few weeks? How long until climate change becomes undeniable there too? 
How will it affect our lives and the environment?

With this work, I document the impacts of climate change in my place of origin and create nostalgic images, 
reminiscent of a time that has passed, in order to process the accompanying feeling of loss.

Click here for the book design.

Die Letzte Generation

A photostory about the German climate protest group “The Last Generation”. My aim in the project was to offer a counterpart to the prevailing reporting. 
So above all, as has not been reported much so far, to show the before and after and the trappings of the actions of The Last Generation and to get closer to the activists.