Exhibition

With »HILDE ROTH. A time travel through Darmstadt 1950 – 1990« the Kunstforum der TU Darmstadt is dedicating an exhibition to the photographer and post-war reporter Hilde Roth (1927 – 2019) fort he first time ever. It ist the continuation of its successful series of exhibitions in the public space, which began with »HOME SWEET HOME« at the 11. Darmstadt Photography Days in autumn 2020. The photographic work of Hilde Roth is presented on central places in the city. The exhibition shows around 120 black and white photographs on large-format picture cubes and weatherproof presentations as well as 800 works on monitors. A richly illustrated catalog is available.

The exhibition is a partner project of the international photography triennial RAY Fotografieprojekte Frankfurt/RheinMain.

This quote by the American photographer Lisette Model applies in particular to Hilde Roth (*1927 DE, †2019 DE), whose photographs are characterized by an alert and unpretentious look. From 1950 to 2000 she worked as a photo journalist for the Darmstädter Tagblatt and Darmstädter Echo. Her photographs exemplify the attitude towards life of an entire epoch and show the social transformation since the post-war period.

Her photo archive, which completely documents the development of Darmstadt from 1950 onwards, was entirely taken over by the TU Darmstadt and will be acquired by the city archive when the exhibition is over. With many contemporary testimonies — initially photographed for the daily press — an exhibition is created that tells in pictures the story of half a century of eventful post-war times and the unusual biography of a woman.