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Artist Talk
Artist Talk
Karin & Hans-Dieter Brand
March 10, 2026
© Hans-Dieter Brand
Under the title of Dar Esperanza, Karin and Hans-Dieter Brand present a powerful photo reportage about the lives of underage mothers in Cusco, Peru. To realise this project, the couple accompanied young women and their children at the Casa Mantay – a safe house offering accommodation, education and prospects for victims of violence and abuse.
The photographs are the result of intense encounters with the shelter’s inhabitants. In the course of in-depth conversations, Karin Brand built relationships with the young women based on mutual trust, while Hans-Dieter Brand documented their everyday lives with his camera. Their collaborative efforts gave rise to a series of sensitive portraits that offer insight into the difficult circumstances of the protagonists, but also convey their hopes and new-found opportunities for the future.
During an artist talk, held at the Leica Galerie Stuttgart on March 12 from 6:30 p.m, the duo will talk about the project’s development and their personal experiences in Peru, accompanied by a presentation of selected images from the series.
To reserve a spot, please register at Leica Galerie Stuttgart
The photographs are the result of intense encounters with the shelter’s inhabitants. In the course of in-depth conversations, Karin Brand built relationships with the young women based on mutual trust, while Hans-Dieter Brand documented their everyday lives with his camera. Their collaborative efforts gave rise to a series of sensitive portraits that offer insight into the difficult circumstances of the protagonists, but also convey their hopes and new-found opportunities for the future.
During an artist talk, held at the Leica Galerie Stuttgart on March 12 from 6:30 p.m, the duo will talk about the project’s development and their personal experiences in Peru, accompanied by a presentation of selected images from the series.
To reserve a spot, please register at Leica Galerie Stuttgart
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Photography has been their joint hobby for several years now – Karin mostly beside the camera, Hans-Dieter behind the lens, as he has been for 50 years already. The thing they share in common is a sincere interest in their fellow human beings. For this reason their work focuses on portrait photography. The process usually unfolds with Karin having intensive conversations with the protagonists, while Hans-Dieter takes their portraits. This often results in very intimate images – much like in their current project from Cusco; but also, for example, as in the case of an artist portrait they produced with Spanish conductor Marc Migó. More
© Hans-Dieter Brand
© Hans-Dieter Brand
© Hans-Dieter Brand
© Hans-Dieter Brand
© Hans-Dieter Brand