Closing Reception and Lecture
“Nicole Ahland: An Interchange for Art and Religion”
Lecture by Friedhelm Mennekes, S.J.
Berndnaut Smilde, Nimbus, 2014, St. Peter, Cologne.
**The Jesuit priest Friedhelm Mennekes explores the challenges of religion and art as a renowned pastor, curator, professor, and author. Founder of the Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, a functioning Jesuit church and art exhibition space in Cologne, Germany, Mennekes also has promoted contemporary music and performance. His mentoring of the work of Nicole Ahland led to the current Manresa exhibition, which includes photographs taken in Sankt Peter.
For information on Friedhelm Mennekes and the Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, please visit these sites:
Essay: On the Spirituality of Emptiness: The Example of Saint Peter’s in Cologne
Jesuit Church Saint Peter (translated to English)
MiMoa Page for Kunst Station Saint Peter
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