Three, Two, OneAthletes with trisomy 21
The photo project ‘Three, Two, One’ comprises more than 150 portraits taken during the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023. It shows athletes with trisomy 21 from all over the world who came to the German capital for the largest inclusive sporting event for people with intellectual disabilities to give their best.
‘Three, Two, One’ is not only intended to highlight the extraordinary abilities and self-determination of these athletes, but also to help break down prejudices and normalise society's view of people with intellectual disabilities. The photographic work is a call for acceptance and appreciation of every single person, regardless of their individual characteristics.
Through the diversity of the athletes portrayed, ‘Three, Two, One’ shows the power of sport and the infinite enrichment that inclusion means for our society. It is a testament to the fact that everyone has unique talents that form the basis for an open and inclusive society.
The unique collaboration between the two photographers Tamara Eckhardt and Jörg Brüggemann, both members of the Berlin agency Ostkreuz, and Special Olympics Germany, Germany's largest sports organisation for people with intellectual disabilities, combines the worlds of art, culture and sport. The photo exhibition thus opens up the space for new synergies and an extensive reception beyond its own social sphere, thus actively living inclusion.
The photo project ‘Three, Two, One’ was created as part of the sustainability programme of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023, in which the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg also participated with inclusive information modules in Charlottenburg Palace Gardens.
Charlottenburg Palace – Old Palace
Spandauer Damm 10-22
14059 Berlin
Public Transportation
Stop “Berlin, Schloss Charlottenburg”
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Traffic information
Parking
Paid parking spaces for cars and buses.
Free entrance
- wheelchair access
To the info page of the venue
Tamara Eckhardt (*1995, Kirchzarten) lives and works as a portrait and documentary photographer in Berlin. In 2021 she completed her photography studies at the Ostkreuzschule in Berlin. She has been a member of the renowned Ostkreuz agency since May 2022. Her award-winning photo series provide insights into the lives of minorities and socially isolated groups. She accompanies her protagonists with her camera over an extended period of time. The result is expressive portraits that give the viewer an intimate understanding of the lives of the protagonists. She has won the Gute Aussichten Nachwuchspreis, Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award, BFF Förderpreis, Kuala Lumpur International Photo Award, Women in Photo Award, German Youth Photo Award and other awards. Her work has been exhibited several times and presented at international photo festivals.
Jörg Brüggemann (*1979, Herne) lives and works as a photographer and teacher in Berlin. He completed his photography studies at the University of the Arts Bremen in 2008 and has been a member of the Ostkreuz agency since 2009. He was Co-Managing Director there from 2018 to 2023. He has published several monographs, including ‘Metalheads - The Global Brotherhood’ in 2012, ‘Freundschaft’ in collaboration with Tobias Kruse in 2020 and ‘Autobahn’ in 2021. His work has been published in renowned national and international magazines such as Zeit Magazin, GEO and the Sunday Times Magazine and exhibited in renowned museums such as the Akademie der Künste Berlin and C/O Berlin. In addition to numerous awards and scholarships, such as the BFF Sponsorship Award 2009 and the Konrad Wolf Prize 2013 as a member of the Ostkreuz Agency, Brüggemann has been working regularly as a theatre photographer for the Berliner Ensemble and Schauspielhaus Bochum, among others, since 2018. Since 2019, he has been a lecturer in photography at the Ostkreuz School of Photography, which he has run together with Lia Darjes since 2023.
