Der Greif X Various Others: Pictures on a Journey

Join us in Munich during the opening weekend of Various Others (May 8–11) — Munich’s citywide art festival — at the historic Hotel Bayerischer Hof. A marathon of music, performances, artist talks, conference panels, film screenings, and site-specific interventions transform the hotel into a place of encounters.

"Bilder auf Reisen / Pictures on a Journey" is our curated, interactive postcard project hosted by Various Others: it invites emerging artists and image-makers from around the world to respond to the themes "Strange Homeland" and "Encounters." Selected through a global open call, the postcards offer diverse perspectives on these ideas, exploring notions of unfamiliar homelands and transformative meetings.

Facilitated by a "Post-Officer," visitors will be guided to select from the curated postcard motifs, compose personal messages on-site, and send them across the globe — reviving the spirit of Mail Art. Each postcard is paired with a "textography" by Angela Aux, forging unexpected and evocative links between image and word.

Rooted in the longstanding tradition of postcards in contemporary art — explored by artists such as Karin Sander, Roman Ondak, Isa Genzken, and Milen Till — this participatory project creates a space for personal exchange and global connection.

The featured artists are: Abhishek Khedekar, Alba Ruiz Lafuente, Ana Nuñez Rodriguez, André Ramos-Woodard, Anqi Li, Anna Franciska Legát, Anna Tiessen and Maria Sturm, Bulat Arslanov, Constanze Flamme, Dane Rhys, Guanyu Xu, Güzin Mut, Hankyung Ryu, Hiro Tanaka, Inès Riber, Ingeborg Everaerd, ievgen stepanets, Ira Lupu, Jack Fox, Jasmijn van Buytene, Jens Masmann, jieyu deng, Karol Szymkowiak, Katinka Schütt, Kevin Scotton, Kiri Zullo, Konrad Gubała, Li Biletska, Logan White, Lou Westrelin, Lucija Rosc, Malte Oing, Margaux Corda, Mariana Amaro, Marianne & Katarzyna Wasowska, Mehdi Moghimnejad, Mirjam Stenevik, Moulaye Diarra, Mykhaylo Palinchak, nora obergeschwandner, Paloma Passetto, Roban, Sasha Chaika, Sean McKenzie, Sungchul Lee, Vera Zurbrügg, Vilerx Perez, Yixuan Liu, Yulia Spiridonova, Zahra Babaei, and Zeng Zexuan.