When is the exhibition open?

On Saturday 16.05.2026 from 10:00 to 18:00 the exhibition takes place in the Alten Wache.

How much is the admission?

Admission is free according to the event page.

Where does the exhibition take place?

Alte Wache – Town Hall Ground Floor, Stadtplatz 39, 83278 Traunstein. The entrance is located at Stadtplatz.

Are there tours or workshops?

Information to follow. For groups or mediation offers please inquire with the organizer or the Tourist Information Traunstein.

Is the exhibition barrier-free?

Information to follow. The Tourist Information at Stadtplatz advises on accessibility and support on-site.

Is photography allowed in the exhibition?

Please inquire on-site. The regulations for photo and videography will be announced by the organizer and supervisory staff.

Joseph Snow shows vibrant memories: Photography about longing and time

Name: Joseph Snow: An ode to a nostalgia that never was.
Start: 2026-05-16T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-16T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Alte Wache - Rathaus EG, Stadtplatz 39, 83278 Traunstein

Photographs full of memory: Joseph Snow at the Alten Wache Traunstein

Born in Canada, thinking in images: Joseph Snow reconstructs childhood memories and transforms fragments of personal history into vibrant visual worlds. His exhibition An ode to a nostalgia that never was. invites an intense artistic experience that oscillates between memory and imagination, bathing the exhibition atmosphere of the Alten Wache in poetic light.

Colors against forgetfulness: Image poetry between document and fiction

A sensitive feel for color, light, and spatial effect speaks from the work consideration. Snow's photographs employ the means of contemporary painting in the photographic medium: saturated color fields, soft transitions, quiet compositions. The motifs recall domestic interiors, wintry outdoor spaces, fleeting gestures – iconographies of the everyday that are condensed in the series. An aesthetic experience emerges that transforms personal memory into collective visual language.

Art historical classification: Memory art of the present

In the context of current photographic art, Snow negotiates themes such as identity, trauma, and the deceptive memory. His image strategies connect to essayistic photography and serial curation: sequences that establish rhythm; color dramaturgies that carry emotion; a quiet narration that does without didactic labeling. The art direction moves between documentary photography, pictorialism reminiscence, and contemporary installation in the exhibition space.

Curated proximity: Rhythm, hanging, viewing axes

The presentation at the Alten Wache – ground floor of the town hall – facilitates a linear work consideration. Viewing axes lead from image to image, wall distances allow breathing, the path remains intimate. This sharpens the sense of materiality: velvety paper tones, subtle surfaces, finely balanced contrasts. Seeing becomes mindful, the tempo slows down.

Education and dialogue: Invitation to personal memory

The exhibition is suitable for art educational conversations about memory culture, autobiographical storytelling, and visual narration. Terms such as series, sequence, color space, image carrier, and spatial staging become tangibly experienceable. Those wanting to teach or study photography will find a concise example of meaningful image sequences here.

Conclusion

What can visitors expect? A quiet, touching experience that shows how images can fill gaps. Go there, take your time – and examine what colors your own past has. This photography unfolds its greatest effect live.