Connection at vhs Freising: Photographs and Poems by Ulrike Gänßle

Connection as an artistic experience between light, nature, and poetry

The digital exhibition Connection by vhs Freising offers a quiet, intense access to the photographs and poems of Ulrike Gänßle. From July 15 to September 8, 2026, a visual world unfolds here, where nature observation, mindful perception, and poetic language merge into a sensitive aesthetic experience. The exhibition is designed as a digital format and invites you to view the motifs calmly and reinterpret the moment as an art form. ([vhs-freising.org](https://www.vhs-freising.org/aktuelles/verbundenheit-fotografien-und-gedichte-von-ulrike-gaenssle))

Photography as quiet seeing

Gänßle's works revolve around silence, details, and magical moments of light. Her photography follows no loud gestures but a concentrated contemplation of the work: macro photography, reflections, expanses, and nature beings appear as finely balanced image spaces where light and surface create an almost meditative tension. The text from vhs Freising describes these works as soul images that emerge from an intuitive, sensual dialogue with the moment. ([vhs-freising.org](https://www.vhs-freising.org/aktuelles/verbundenheit-fotografien-und-gedichte-von-ulrike-gaenssle))

Poems that deepen the image

Particularly appealing is the connection between photography and poetry. For selected motifs, short audio contributions featuring the artist's texts will also resonate for the first time. This creates a vibrant resonance space between seeing and hearing, between image composition and language. The exhibition thus makes visible how cultural education works in the best sense: not as instruction but as an invitation to discover the essential in the seemingly small. ([vhs-freising.org](https://www.vhs-freising.org/aktuelles/verbundenheit-fotografien-und-gedichte-von-ulrike-gaenssle))

Ulrike Gänßle's artistic approach

Ulrike Gänßle has been working with the camera since her youth and describes photography as grounding, expression, and a way to make the essential visible. Her approach is shaped by mindfulness, a connection to nature, and an intuitive conception of images. On her official page, she also presents herself as a nature lover, coach, breathing trainer, and mediator; this background explains the special closeness of her visual language to presence, perception, and inner focus. ([vhs-freising.org](https://www.vhs-freising.org/aktuelles/verbundenheit-fotografien-und-gedichte-von-ulrike-gaenssle))

Digital exhibition with a calm exhibition atmosphere

The digital format allows for a concentrated, almost intimate encounter with the works. Without time pressure, without spatial distance, an exhibition unfolds that relies on slowness, subtlety, and the effect of light. The accompanying audio guide adds an acoustic level to the art experience and makes the poetic dimension of the photographs even more immediately accessible. ([vhs-freising.org](https://www.vhs-freising.org/aktuelles/verbundenheit-fotografien-und-gedichte-von-ulrike-gaenssle))

Conclusion

Connection is an exhibition for everyone who wants to not only look at photography but also feel it. Those who engage with this digital presentation will experience nature as a visual space, poetry as a reinforcement of the gaze, and art as an invitation to inner focus. A visit is especially worthwhile: because this exhibition seems quiet but resonates long after. ([vhs-freising.org](https://www.vhs-freising.org/aktuelles/verbundenheit-fotografien-und-gedichte-von-ulrike-gaenssle))

Official channels of Ulrike Gänßle:

• Instagram: no official profile found
• Facebook: no official profile found
• YouTube: no official profile found
• Website: https://www.ulrike-gaenssle.de/

Sources:

• Volkshochschule Freising - Connection - Photographs and Poems by Ulrike Gänßle
• Volkshochschule Freising - Accessibility and Barrier-Free Access
• Ulrike Gänßle - Official Website
• Tourism District Freising - Event Connection