Under the title COEXIST, Franziska Stünkel has been photographing natural reflections on shop window glass for thirteen years while traveling through Asia, Africa, Europe, America, and Australia with her Leica camera. The Leica Gallery Stuttgart is displaying the latest part of her series starting on January 25th: COEXIST - PART 6. In addition to the latest photographs, this includes some thematic references, as Stünkel returns to places of previous shots for the first time.

In Franziska Stünkel's condensation, the photographs tell the story of the coexistence of human life. Charged with utmost complexity, Stünkel's works visualize the commonalities and contrasts that exist in our globally interconnected world. In an overlay of different impressions and perspectives, the reflections challenge the perception of the viewers.

The latest part of her reflection series was photographed with the Leica M11 in Berlin and Chicago, among other places. COEXIST - PART 6 touches on current global issues such as human interaction with nature, pandemics, and digital influences. For the first time, the photographer returns to places that have previously been subject of her COEXIST series. In order to explore this recurring engagement with places, the exhibition combines the latest photographs with some older shots.

Each photograph by Franziska Stünkel can be read in its uniqueness of the captured moment and the reflections it contains. At the same time, in the exhibition, one can follow the photographer's view of different places around the globe, which brings attention to various aspects of coexistence.

Unlike the teamwork of her work as a film director and screenwriter, Franziska Stünkel embarks on the quest for motives alone with her camera