



To what extent does the German past truly lie behind us? The long-term photography project by Jakob Ganslmeier (Berlin/Den Haag) explores this question, probing how we treat Nazi symbols today. Black and white architectural photographs are juxtaposed with colour portraits of individuals who have exited right-wing extremist groups. The photo documentation shows both the removal of tattoos clearly identifiable with a right-wing milieu and architectural remnants of the National Socialist period still visible in public space.
The Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation presented the project "Haut, Stein" (Skin, Stone) as a travelling outdoor exhibition in 2021, marking the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp. The exhibition was shown in public spaces in Weimar and Nordhausen and was subsequently displayed in Cologne.
The podcast accompanying the exhibition tells the individual stories behind the portraits, detailing how the individuals became disillusioned with the right-wing scene and their processes of deradicalization.
The podcast is available at www.podcast.exitdeutschland.de and with all popular podcast providers.