"Harald Hauswald gained fame as a chronicler of the decline of the GDR, he showed what was, broken by his temperament: empathy, a sense of humour, a go-getting nature. (...) With sarcastic sensitivity, he captured powerful collisions between the aspirations and reality of the SED state, he looked into the cracks and crevices of society, often showing life's shadow creatures. (...) Hauswald's motifs could be seen throughout the GDR: as everyday backdrops. Hauswald's photos were not seen. No newspaper printed them. He was banned. Unlawfully, he had worked for West German journals - "Stern", "Geo" - and thus put his labour at the service of the class enemy."
- CHRISTOPH DIECKMANN - in "Ferner Osten"
Thomas Sonnenburg spoke at the opening on Friday, 5 July at 8 pm.
The artist was present at the opening.
