Whether it be spiritual ceremonies, seasonal festivities or rituals of initiation and transition – customs and rites count among humanity’s oldest collective practices. They foster temporary communities, help structure emotions and enable forms of belonging that often defy rational explanation. At the same time, they can be closely connected to marginalization, disciplinary power and violence. In her latest series of works, the German-Iranian artist Yalda Afsah navigates precisely within this area of tension. She explores rituals and their role as social and physical choreographies, in the scope of which universal questions of power, identity and community come to the fore. In her solo exhibition at the Kunsthaus Hamburg, she presents the films JARRAMPLAS (2024), PAN (2026) and HEAT (2026) together for the first time.
During a guided tour of the exhibition, participants will gain exclusive insights into the development of the exhibition and learn more about Yalda Afsah’s artistic practice and the themes explored in her work. Visitors are warmly invited to share their own impressions, questions and reflections, and to discover different perspectives on the films together.
