Solarceptors (Ausstellung 02.09.-22.11.)

Solarceptors (Exhibition, 2 Sept - 22 Nov)

As part of the “Imagine Futures!” anniversary campaign, the STUDIO at the Kunsthalle Mannheim, in collaboration with the 75th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, presents the immersive exhibition “Solarceptors” by artists Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits. As co-founders of RIXC, the Center for Art and Science in Riga, their work operates at the intersection of art, science, and technology.

Inspired by Charles Darwin’s “abominable mystery”—his term for the sudden emergence and diversity of flowering plants, which is difficult to explain from an evolutionary perspective—“Solarceptors” explores how flowering plants perceive and respond to light. The exhibition invites visitors to perceive plants not as passive organisms, but as living bodies shaped by light, and to experience their world from a new perspective.

The exhibition is curated as part of the IFFMH’s “Facing New Challenges” section. Here, the festival presents video art beyond the movie screen.


Opening: 2 Sept
Dates: 2 Sept – 22 Nov
Location: Kunsthalle Mannheim, Friederichsplatz 4, 68165 Mannheim
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm; first Wednesday of the month, 10 am to 10 pm (MVV Art Evening, 6 pm to 10 pm)
Admission: Free admission to STUDIO
Website:www.kuma.art

2 Sept / 7 pm: Exhibition opening with an artist talk