JESSICA BACKHAUS. SHADOWS MIGHT DANCE

Duration: January 31–April 26, 2026​​​​​​​

Form, colour, and light are the defining elements of the visual cosmos of the internationally acclaimed photographer Jessica Backhaus. This comprehensive exhibition brings together works from the past twenty-five years, offering an exceptional insight into Backhaus’s artistic evolution.

Spanning her early documentary practice, the gradual shift toward abstraction, and culminating in her latest series, “Papyrus,” presented here for the first time, the selection traces the breadth and nuance of her œuvre. read more

FFF ACademY: ON THE ROAD

“KAYA & BLANK – INFRASCAPES”

Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 6 pm

Do not miss the chance to get a preview tour by artist duo Kaya & Blank through their exhibition.

Meeting point: 

basis e.V., Gutleutstraße 8–12, 60329 Frankfurt am Main

FFF Academy: Lecture

“WIE KI UNSER BILD VON BILDERN VERÄNDERT”

Alexandra Lechner & Christian Schön 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 6 pm

In this illuminating lecture, photographer and FFF Managing Director Alexandra Lechner and Designer Christian Schön explore how generative AI is turning traditional photography on its head. They demonstrate how AI-driven processes expand aesthetic patterns, shift ways of seeing, and redefine authorship. read more

Saturday/Sunday, March 21/22, 2026, 10 am–5 pm

How can photography create connection in times of social division? In this two-day workshop award-winning photographer and professor Paula Markertexplores the environmental portrait as a tool for making visible relationships, communities, and social structures. Drawing on contemporary photographic practices and participants’ own work, the workshop focuses on trust, responsibility, and the activist potential of photography. read more 

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FFF ACADEMY 2026

Inspiring talks and dialogues on abstraction, materiality, and how AI images are reshaping visual perception — experience the programme highlights, live and up close – with Jessica Backhaus, Nina Berman, Kaya & Blank, Alessandra Capodacqua, Ferran Ferrando Melià, Alexandra Lechner, Paula Markert, Max Pinckers, Christian Schön and Markus Seibel. Overview of all dates