Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route at Kunstpalais Erlangen
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Cyrill Lachauer at Kunstpalais: Landscape as Narrative Space, Film as Memory
With The Sunset Route, Kunstpalais Erlangen presents an exhibition where photography, film, and installation merge into a dense, poetic exploration of the works. The show brings together works from 2020 to 2026 and centers on questions of freedom, self-determination, resistance, as well as colonization, exclusion, and exploitation. ([kunstpalais-erlangen.de](https://www.kunstpalais-erlangen.de/de/117/Ausstellung-Detailseite.html/Cyrill-Lachauer-The-Sunset-Route%3A112.html?referingPageNr=1&utm_source=openai))
Narrative Landscapes Between Movement and History
Cyrill Lachauer understands landscape not as a mere backdrop, but as a speaking space with historical and political inscriptions. His images and films connect places, people, objects, and atmospheres into an aesthetic experience that oscillates between documentary precision and poetic condensation. The works reference journeys through the USA, Mexico, and Bosnia, unfolding a perspective on space, migration, and memory. ([kunstpalais-erlangen.de](https://www.kunstpalais-erlangen.de/de/117/Ausstellung-Detailseite.html/Cyrill-Lachauer-The-Sunset-Route%3A112.html?referingPageNr=1&utm_source=openai))
Photography, Film, and Montage as an Open System
Particularly impressive is how Lachauer conceives photographic series and cinematic works in an installed context. In The Sunset Route, individual components enter new relations with each other, creating a comprehensive narrative that imbues the exhibition space itself with meaning. Central works include Slack, The Prologue, The Epilogue, Cardboard & Copenhagen, and the Birds series. ([kunstpalais-erlangen.de](https://www.kunstpalais-erlangen.de/de/117/Ausstellung-Detailseite.html/Cyrill-Lachauer-The-Sunset-Route%3A112.html?referingPageNr=1&utm_source=openai))
Curatorial Precision at Palais Stutterheim
Kunstpalais presents the exhibition in the basement of the baroque Palais Stutterheim at the market square. The historic location enhances the spatial impact of contemporary art: muted light, clear settings, and proximity to architecture create an art experience with a focused exhibition atmosphere. The show is curated by Susanne Touw and Malte Lin-Kröger in collaboration with the Goetz Collection in Munich. ([kunstpalais-erlangen.de](https://www.kunstpalais-erlangen.de/de/117/Ausstellung-Detailseite.html/Cyrill-Lachauer-The-Sunset-Route%3A112.html?referingPageNr=1&utm_source=openai))
Museum Education, Tours, and Cultural Education
Kunstpalais is known for its educational program, offering tours, art discussions, workshops, and formats for various target groups in its exhibitions. For visitors, this provides not only an aesthetic experience but also access to contemporary art as a space for reflection. ([kunstpalais-erlangen.de](https://www.kunstpalais-erlangen.de/de/102/Angebote.html?utm_source=openai))
Plan Your Visit: Location, Opening Hours, and Accessibility
Kunstpalais is located at Marktplatz 1 in 91054 Erlangen, just a few minutes' walk from the train station. The building is open during ongoing exhibitions from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM, and on the first Thursday of the month until 8 PM. Access to the exhibition spaces in the basement is barrier-free via an elevator; there is also level access through a side entrance, seating available, and an accessible toilet. ([kunstpalais-erlangen.de](https://www.kunstpalais-erlangen.de/de/133/Besuch-planen.html?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion
The Sunset Route is an exhibition for everyone who wants to experience contemporary art as a space for perception, memory, and political depth. Anyone interested in discovering photography, film, and installation in a poetically condensed form should definitely visit this show at Kunstpalais Erlangen in person. ([kunstpalais-erlangen.de](https://www.kunstpalais-erlangen.de/de/117/Ausstellung-Detailseite.html/Cyrill-Lachauer-The-Sunset-Route%3A112.html?referingPageNr=1&utm_source=openai))
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