Against the backdrop of their own biographies, Vincent Brod and Janosch Feiertag examine the image of the classical German nuclear family in the exhibition “Rearing and (Dis)Order.” Father, mother, child. A model that continues to be negotiated within conservative narratives as the societal ideal, while repeatedly being portrayed as under threat.
Family structures, however, have long since diversified. Patchwork constellations, single parents, queer partnerships, open relationship models, and consciously chosen childlessness now shape the social fabric. And yet, particularly in the Free State of Bavaria, the desire for a seemingly clear ordering principle called “family” persists with remarkable tenacity. The longing for tradition, for rustic propriety, for a (step-)Our Father in the living room appears more pronounced here than elsewhere.