Against the backdrop of their own biographies, Vincent Brod and Janosch Feiertag examine the image of the traditional German nuclear family in the exhibition “Rearing and (Dis-)Order.” Father, mother, child — a model that continues to be framed in conservative narratives as the ideal form of society, while simultaneously being portrayed as under threat.
At the same time, family structures have long since diversified. Patchwork constellations, single parents, queer partnerships, open relationship models, or consciously chosen childlessness have become integral parts of the social fabric. The exhibition touches on deeply personal themes such as father–son relationships, the desire to have children, and growing up between expectations. It asks which narratives have shaped us — and which ones we choose to pass on. Traditional values are not merely referenced, but put on display. Bourgeois certainties begin to slip.