{"id":8847,"date":"2024-11-13T17:01:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T16:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/kb-kosmos\/theo-ortmann\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T14:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T13:14:34","slug":"theo-ortmann","status":"publish","type":"digitorial","link":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/kb-kosmos\/theo-ortmann\/","title":"Theo Ortmann","content":"","excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":{"alt":"A man and a woman wearing gas masks on a bench at night. One of the man's hands is touching the woman's exposed breast. 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One of the man's hands is touching the woman's exposed breast. Factory chimneys in the background.' width='778' height='1000'  loading='lazy' ><figcaption class=''>Theo Ortmann, Lovers with gas masks, undated\nPublic domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>                        <\/div>\n                                       \n                              <!-- End Switch Layout  -->\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                                                                                       \n         \n         <div class=\" mb-475 mb-sm-5 mb-lg-55\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center the-content  font-l sans-serif\">\n\n               <!-- Headings -->\n                                 <div class=\"col-12\">\n                     <p>Can we still be tenderly intimate after the experiences of war?<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of depictions of lovers. This one is special: the couple are wearing gas masks. Physical proximity is therefore limited to the area below the head.<\/p>\n<p>Bielefeld-born artist Theo Ortmann lived through the First World War (1914-1918). In this war, poison gas is used as a weapon. For example, in the ten-month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhm.de\/lemo\/kapitel\/erster-weltkrieg\/kriegsverlauf\/verdun-1916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">battle for Verdun<\/a> in 1916. Gas and a large number of explosive grenades lead to terrible injuries, soldiers often have to sleep with gas masks and go without food for days. Of the two million French and German soldiers, between 500,000 and almost one million died &#8211; there is no exact figure. &#8216;The hell of Verdun&#8217;, &#8216;blood pump&#8217;, &#8216;bone mill&#8217; &#8211; this is how the soldiers themselves described this battle.<\/p>\n<p>Theo Ortmann works on his art against the background of such experiences. War changes people. Lovers did not have to wear gas masks. But war experiences leave traumas, i.e. serious psychological injuries. And this can mean that intimacy with other people is no longer possible.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                              <!-- End Switch Layout  -->\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                                                                                       \n         \n         <div class=\" mb-475 mb-sm-5 mb-lg-55\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center the-content \">\n\n               <!-- Headings -->\n                                                                                          \n                     <div class=\"content-accordion | col-12 py-3\">\n                        <div id=\"content-accordion-2\">\n                                                         <div class=\"akkordeon-item | bg-gray-200 rounded-4 mb-1\" >   <!-- head -->\n      <h3 class='akkordeon-header font-xl py-125 m-0' id='content-accordion-2-head0'>\n      <button class='akkordeon-header__link d-flex w-100 line-height-12-force  shadow-none font-l-force text-start justify-content-between hover-text-shadow-light btn btn-overlay round collapsed' role='button' data-bs-toggle='collapse' data-bs-target='#content-accordion-2-col0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='content-accordion-2-col0'>\n         <span class='akkordeon-header__text pe-3 pe-lg-4'>The First World War: an industrialized war<\/span>\n         <span class='akkordeon-header__icon round flex-shrink-0'><\/span>\n      <\/button>\n   <\/h3>\n\n   <!-- body -->\n<div id='content-accordion-2-col0' class='accordion-collapse collapse ' aria-labelledby='content-accordion-2-head0' data-bs-parent='#content-accordion-2'><div class='akkordeon-body'>                              <div class=\"akkordeon__text font-l last-child-mb-0 the-content -btns-black px-325 pt-2 pb-35\">\n                                 <p>The First World War is considered the first modern war &#8211; an industrialized material battle. A large number of new weapons with great striking power were deployed. A battle was now often decided solely on the basis of which side could produce more weapons, ammunition and soldiers more quickly. Human beings are also just war material.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Agency for Civic Education has prepared the topic of new technologies in the First World War: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpb.de\/themen\/erster-weltkrieg-weimar\/ersterweltkrieg\/155306\/strategien-und-waffen-im-industrialisierten-krieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategies and Weapons in Industrialized War | The First World War | bpb.de<\/a><\/p>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div><\/div><\/div>                                                         <div class=\"akkordeon-item | bg-gray-200 rounded-4 mb-1\" >   <!-- head -->\n      <h3 class='akkordeon-header font-xl py-125 m-0' id='content-accordion-2-head1'>\n      <button class='akkordeon-header__link d-flex w-100 line-height-12-force  shadow-none font-l-force text-start justify-content-between hover-text-shadow-light btn btn-overlay round collapsed' role='button' data-bs-toggle='collapse' data-bs-target='#content-accordion-2-col1' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='content-accordion-2-col1'>\n         <span class='akkordeon-header__text pe-3 pe-lg-4'>Trauma: Recognizing and processing emotional wounds<\/span>\n         <span class='akkordeon-header__icon round flex-shrink-0'><\/span>\n      <\/button>\n   <\/h3>\n\n   <!-- body -->\n<div id='content-accordion-2-col1' class='accordion-collapse collapse ' aria-labelledby='content-accordion-2-head1' data-bs-parent='#content-accordion-2'><div class='akkordeon-body'>                              <div class=\"akkordeon__text font-l last-child-mb-0 the-content -btns-black px-325 pt-2 pb-35\">\n                                 <p>Wars cause masses of psychological wounds. If they are not recognized and treated, this has an impact on families and entire societies for decades to come. You can find more on this topic on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardalpha.de\/wissen\/psychologie\/trauma-traumatherapie-definition-symptome-psychologie-100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARD alpha<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div><\/div><\/div>                                                   <\/div>\n                     <\/div>\n                  \n                  <!-- Sonsiges Block (HTML Option) -->\n                              <!-- End Switch Layout  -->\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                                                                                       \n         \n         <div class=\" mb-475 mb-sm-5 mb-lg-55\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center the-content  font-l font-sm-xl g-2 g-md-4 g-lg-5 sans-serif\">\n\n               <!-- Headings -->\n                                 <div class=\"col-12\">\n                     <p>Also explore these works that deal with the traumatic experiences of both world wars:<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                              <!-- End Switch Layout  -->\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                                                                                       \n         \n         <div class=\" mb-475 mb-sm-5 mb-lg-55\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center the-content  font-l sans-serif\">\n\n               <!-- Headings -->\n                                 <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6\">\n                     <p><a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/kb-kosmos\/georg-baselitz\/\">A barred man (Second World War)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8776\" src=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Baselitz-Georg_Ein-Versperrter_1965_Webseite_KB-Kosmos.jpg\" alt=\"An upright standing man with a massive body and an incongruously small head. He is wearing half-torn brownish soldier's clothing. The fingers of his right hand are stuck in a kind of trap or sharp-edged slit, perhaps part of a battering ram. A red and white pole is also stuck in it, which the man is holding with his other hand. In the background are the remains of a destroyed village.\" width=\"373\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Baselitz-Georg_Ein-Versperrter_1965_Webseite_KB-Kosmos.jpg 809w, https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Baselitz-Georg_Ein-Versperrter_1965_Webseite_KB-Kosmos-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Baselitz-Georg_Ein-Versperrter_1965_Webseite_KB-Kosmos-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Baselitz-Georg_Ein-Versperrter_1965_Webseite_KB-Kosmos-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Baselitz-Georg_Ein-Versperrter_1965_Webseite_KB-Kosmos-421x520.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6\">\n                     <p><a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/kb-kosmos\/anselm-kiefer\/\">Urd, Werdandi, Skuld (Second World War)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8633\" src=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kiefer-Anselm_Urd-Werdandi-Skuld_1979_80_Webseite_KB-Kosmos.jpg\" alt=\"A painting as big as a person. Ash-grey and bluish paint is applied in thick layers. The words \"Urd, Verdandi, Skuld\" are handwritten one below the other in the upper half. Underneath are sketchy lines and hints of charred logs with smoldering embers.\" width=\"505\" height=\"500\"><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                              <!-- End Switch Layout  -->\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                                                                                       \n         \n         <div class=\" mb-475 mb-sm-5 mb-lg-55\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center the-content  font-l sans-serif\">\n\n               <!-- Headings -->\n                                 <div class=\"col-12\">\n                     <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/kb-kosmos\/otto-dix\/\">Trench through Angr\u00e8s-Chiffren (First World War)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8715 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/C702-Dix-Graben_Webseite_KB-Kosmos.jpg\" alt=\"An abstract depiction of war. Colors, shapes and axes swirl into each other, strong, contrasting colors create an atmosphere of chaos and unrest. Dynamic lines reinforce the feeling of hectic and disorder. Dark and light shades of red are predominant, alongside yellow and green.\" width=\"505\" height=\"500\"><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                              <!-- End Switch Layout  -->\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                                                                                       \n         \n         <div class=\" mb-475 mb-sm-5 mb-lg-55\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center the-content \">\n\n               <!-- Headings -->\n                                                                                          \n                     <div class=\"content-accordion | col-12 py-3\">\n                        <div id=\"content-accordion-6\">\n                                                         <div class=\"akkordeon-item | bg-gray-200 rounded-4 mb-1\" >   <!-- head -->\n      <h3 class='akkordeon-header font-xl py-125 m-0' id='content-accordion-6-head0'>\n      <button class='akkordeon-header__link d-flex w-100 line-height-12-force  shadow-none font-l-force text-start justify-content-between hover-text-shadow-light btn btn-overlay round collapsed' role='button' data-bs-toggle='collapse' data-bs-target='#content-accordion-6-col0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='content-accordion-6-col0'>\n         <span class='akkordeon-header__text pe-3 pe-lg-4'>Data about the artwork<\/span>\n         <span class='akkordeon-header__icon round flex-shrink-0'><\/span>\n      <\/button>\n   <\/h3>\n\n   <!-- body -->\n<div id='content-accordion-6-col0' class='accordion-collapse collapse ' aria-labelledby='content-accordion-6-head0' data-bs-parent='#content-accordion-6'><div class='akkordeon-body'>                              <div class=\"akkordeon__text font-l last-child-mb-0 the-content -btns-black px-325 pt-2 pb-35\">\n                                 <p><strong>Artist:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Theo Ortmann (born 1902 in Bielefeld, died 1941 in Amsterdam)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Liebespaar mit Gasmasken<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Undated<\/p>\n<p><strong>Material\/technique:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Chalk, pastel on black paper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<br \/>\n<\/strong>25 x 19 cm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entry into the collection:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Undated purchase<\/p>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div><\/div><\/div>                                                   <\/div>\n                     <\/div>\n                  \n                  <!-- Sonsiges Block (HTML Option) -->\n                              <!-- End Switch Layout  -->\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                                                                                       \n         \n         <div class=\" mb-475 mb-sm-5 mb-lg-55\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center the-content  font-m g-sm-4 g-md-5 sans-serif\">\n\n               <!-- Headings -->\n                                 <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6\">\n                     <p>Author: Maria Lutter and Matthias Albrecht<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n\n                              <!-- End Switch Layout  -->\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n","gallerie":null,"subtitle":"Liebespaar mit Gasmasken"},"id_default":8369,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digitorial\/8847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digitorial"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/digitorial"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digitorial\/8847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"digitorialkategorien","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digitorialkategorien?post=8847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}