Die Ausstellung NOT ANOTHER SECOND, ist den Lebensgeschichten von 12 LGBTQ-Seniorinnen und Senioren gewidmet. Durch den Einsatz von Augmented Reality, unterstützt von Kaleida Studio, werden die Bilder des deutschen Fotografen Karsten Thormaehlen zum Leben erweckt und die Motive erzählen von ihren Jahren voller Tragödie, Triumph und Stolz. Die Wanderausstellung öffnete im Januar 2021 in der Seniorenresidenz The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights in Brooklyn, New York ihre Pforten und wurde zwei Jahre später in einer kleineren Variante im Watermark at Westwood Hills in Los Angeles, Kalifornien präsentiert. Sie informiert, unterhält und erheitert. „LGBT+-Senioren haben der jüngeren LGBTQ-Generation wie mir viele Türen geöffnet“, erzählt uns Andrea Erali, Art Director bei RXM Creative. RXM Creative erweckte die Ausstellung mit Hilfe der gemeinnützigen LGBTQ+-Interessenvertretung für ältere Menschen SAGE USA und nAscent Art zum Leben. Wie der Titel schon sagt, befasst sich die Ausstellung mit der Zeit, als viele dieser Menschen nicht in der Lage waren, jemanden offen zu lieben, weil dies entweder illegal oder gefährlich war. „Wir wollten LGBT+-Senioren die Sichtbarkeit geben, die sie verdienen, und die Jahre anerkennen, die sie verloren haben, weil sie nicht in der Lage waren, ihr authentisches Selbst zu leben“, sagt Erali. „Als wir nach einem Fotografen suchten, fanden wir die Arbeit von Karsten Thormaehlen, der die preisgekrönte Serie Happy at Hundred mit Hundertjährigen aus aller Welt geschaffen hat. Uns gefiel seine persönliche, humorvolle Herangehensweise, also haben wir Kontakt aufgenommen.“ …read more

The exhibition NOT ANOTHER SECOND is dedicated to the life stories of 12 LGBTQ seniors. Through the use of augmented reality, supported by Kaleida Studio, German photographer Karsten Thormaehlen's images come to life and the subjects recount their years of tragedy, triumph and pride. The traveling exhibition opened its doors in January 2021 at the senior residence The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights in Brooklyn, New York and was presented two years later in a smaller version at the Watermark at Westwood Hills in Los Angeles, California. It informs, entertains and amuses. “LGBT+ seniors have opened many doors for the younger LGBTQ generation like me,” Andrea Erali, art director at RXM Creative, tells us. RXM Creative brought the exhibition to life with the help of nonprofit LGBTQ+ elder advocacy group SAGE USA and nAscent Art. As the title suggests, the exhibition looks at the time when many of these people were unable to love someone openly because it was either illegal or dangerous. “We wanted to give LGBT+ seniors the visibility they deserve and acknowledge the years they lost because they were unable to live their authentic selves,” says Erali. “When we were looking for a photographer, we found the work of Karsten Thormaehlen, who created the award-winning Happy at Hundred series featuring centenarians from around the world. We liked his personal, humorous approach, so we got in touch.” …read more

Der Film „Not Another Second“ ist da. Genießen Sie diese wunderschöne Reise durch die Geschichten von 12 LGBT+-Senioren und entdecken Sie die Jahre, in denen sie gezwungen waren, ihr wahres Selbst zu verbergen, die Kämpfe, mit denen sie konfrontiert waren, die Rechte, die sie verdient haben, und die schönen Momente, die sie erlebt haben. Um einen tieferen Einblick in ihr Leben zu erhalten, besuchen Sie notanothersecond.com und buchen Sie Ihr Ticket für die Ausstellung, die am 19. Januar 2021 im The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights eröffnet wird. Ein Projekt von SAGE USA und Watermark Retirement Communities.

Ines Newby (Ed.), Karsten Thormaehlen (Photographer)
NOT ANOTHER SECOND

There are some three million L.G.B.T. seniors in the United States; twelve of them are represented in “Not Another Second,” the residence’s inaugural exhibition. Many carry the burdens of less accepting times, before Stonewall or gay marriage or “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Their numbers are diminished from aids, and thirty-four per cent of them fear having to go back into the closet when seeking senior housing. Watermark, a national chain, is trying to change that, by pursuing a platinum accreditation from sage, an organization that serves L.G.B.T. elders. (sage avoids the “Q,” for “queer,” because it still sounds pejorative to many of its members.) For “Not Another Second,” the subjects were photographed by Karsten Thormaehlen. “They gave me the superstar treatment,” Pearl said, recalling her shoot, at a warehouse in Greenpoint. “There was a full buffet. There was a makeup artist. They said, ‘What music would get you in the mood to relax?’ ” (Whitney Houston.) Her last name is Bennett, but it took many years to become Pearl. She grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida; her father was a landscaper, and her mother cleaned houses. Her brothers were jocks, but she was more interested in Easy-Bake Ovens. She moved to Brooklyn in 1970 and got into the underground disco scene, living as a gay man. Some nights, she and her friends would hit the clubs on Christopher Street in drag. “I would wake up the next morning, still in that dress,” she recalled. “I wouldn’t want to take it off.” (Source: The New Yorker)

All proceeds collected from the sale of this book will be donated to Watermark for Kids, a nonprofit organization, in support of LGBT+ young people.

Hardcover
31 x 31 cm
148 pages
c. 100 Color Images
English

Texts:
Paddy Johnson
June Hussey

Press:
The New York Times
New Yorker
The Guardian
TimeOut