with open eyes

elisabeth moritz

15 february – 11 may 2025

Elisabeth Moritz explores her family’s German past and questions of guilt through large prints of family photos from the first half of the 20th century. Focusing on the interwar period and the Second World War, she depicts how social changes – from democracy to populism and dictatorship, from peace to war – are reflected in the family.

By cutting the photographs with a scalpel, she creates a dialogue between the historical images and her own personal search.

Scroll down for an interview with Elisabeth Moritz and documentation pictures from With open eyes.  On this page you can also download a booklet with exhibition text and a relation description of Elisabeth Moritz and the people in the family photos.

About the artist

Elisabeth Moritz (b. 1956 in Lund, Sweden) is based in Malmö and trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. Her work has been exhibited both in Sweden and internationally, including at Avesta Art, Nässjö Konsthall, Varbergs Konsthall, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Dat Bolwerck (Netherlands) and Grassi Museum (Germany).