Triennial Expanded

With Triennial Expanded, the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026 once again advocates for visibility of Hamburg’s independent photography scene. The programme aims to connect the international and local photography scene and foster new relationships.

In the summer of 2025, Triennial Expanded launched its Open Call. Hamburg-based photographers, artists, curators, collectives, project spaces, and galleries were invited to engage with the thematic framework of the 9th Triennial and respond artistically.

The selection of submitted projects was made by Artistic Director Mark Sealy together with a professional jury comprising Bettina Freimann (Project Director of the 9th Triennial), Cale Garrido (Curator of the 9th Triennial), Stephanie Bunk (Curator and Board Member of the Freundeskreis der Photographie), Hanna Schneider (Head of Film and Photography at the Ministry of Culture and Media Hamburg), and Joanna Warsza (City Curator Hamburg).

All selected projects will be presented during the Opening Days of the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026, taking place from 4 to 14 June 2026.

Cyanotypie Workshop (9 – 13 years)
by Alex Bruk und Azmi Gtayet
Festival Center

Knotenkuss
Exhibition and Performance
Artists: Felix Posner, Kollektiv Meine Damen und Herren
F-Pavillon

ECOTONES  
Artists: Felix Jung, Sonja Mense, Philipp Meuser, Anne Schönharting, Linn Schröder, Margaux Weiß 
Frappant Galerie

Fabrics of Translocality – Threads of Movement, Memory and Belonging
Artists: Ula Ahmed, Donja Nasseri, Masixole Ncevu & Roxana Rios
FRISE Künstler*innenhaus

Soft Contact And Slow Sabotage
Artists and Curators: Verdiana Albano, Telke Jungjohann, Esra Klein, Antine Karla Yzer
Galerie Gruppe Motto

Not What You Saw
Artist: Keerthana Kunnath
Curated by Method Art
Galerie Melike Bilir

Breathing Room
Artist: Vanessa Amoah Opoku
Galerie Oel-Früh

Fleeting Glance
Artist: Maik Gräf
Curator: Klara Hülskamp
Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Vitrinen Gleis ¾

Ja – wir auch! Schwule Männer in Hamburg der 1970er – 1990er Jahre
Artist: Chris Lambertsen
Levantehaus Galerie

A Brownie Hawkeye
Artist: Gwendolyn Phillips
Curators: M.Bassy Kollektiv & Julia Phillips
M.Bassy e.V.

Familia
Artist: Oksana Yushko
Millerntorwache

DER LÄCHELNDE HASE — QUESTIONING NORMALCY
Artists Talks and Exhibition
Artists / Curators: Linda Hansen, Roxana Rios, TBA
Invited by Madeleine Lauw und Carsten Rabe
Teehaus Große Wallanlagen, Planten un Blomen 

The Art of Border Sabotage – Echoes from the Edges
Artists: Al Anders, Quinn Gapp, Mariam Ibrahim
The Space

It’s never love, it’s always work
Artists: Omid Arabbay, Carmine Auricchio, Khingwei Bai, Ruth Brauchle, Andy Chen, Jelena Fischer, Florian Gatzweiler, Sergej Hufnagel, Lio Kappel, Pikhān Khu, Leonidas Kosmidis, Qing Lan, Emma Maiwald, Moses Omeogo, Yoav Perry, Vixtoria Salomonsen, Vladislav Sili, Sebastian Stern, Aimilia A. Theofilopoulos, Sude Tosun, Marcela Vetter, Oksana Yushko. 
Location TBA

Shift
Artists: Paula Markert, Felix Adler, Rosa Burczyk, Jonathan Funk, Rafael Hygster, Fabian Ritter, Julius Schien, Thomas Victor, Stella Weiß
Location TBA