Ketuta Alexi–Meskhishvili EMOP — European Month of Photography Amtsalon, Berlin 2 March — 31 March 2023

The EMOP Berlin – European Month of Photography is Germany’s largest biennial festival of photographic images. The 2023 edition marked its 10th run. Unlike previous years, this edition will took place in spring, beginning in March with the anniversary exhibition Touch. Politiken der Berührung (The Politics of Touch) and the EMOP Opening Days. As with previous editions, Berlin’s museums, cultural institutions, galleries, training locations, project spaces, and artists continue to be the key players in this open festival format.

100 exhibitions were on view throughout the month of March, offering visitors an opportunity to get to know the range of ways in which the medium of photography can be presented and used, whether in exhibitions of historical images or in new artistic productions. The EMOP Opening Days offer an extensive program of talks, panel discussions, book presentations, etc. designed to discuss the medium’s urgent issues and to bring together the various local and international scenes in Berlin, Europe, and the world.