Paradise? Paradise!

Turmoil in St. Theodor—Paradise Turned Upside Down?!

The place is teeming with self-assured Eves, and Adam tempts them with the apple. With a bold gaze, Eve challenges us to take a stand on these paradisiacal events. She also knows that her decision for or against the apple will determine the course of the world.

Amid this paradisiacal bustle, the artist INK’s first “paradisiacal” drawing outshines everything else. On loan from an art collection, this artwork—a larger-than-life portrait—will be on public display for the first time in a long while for visitors to the exhibition. The work “Adam” was renamed “Jesus Christ Superstar” in a Spiegel-Wissen article. Additional works on loan from several art collections will enrich the exhibition.

Vernissage: Sunday, 6th September 2026, 16:00
Opening remarks: Beate Steven, KunstRaum St. Theodor
Introduction: Andrea Seeger, theologian and journalist, in conversation with INK

Dance performance: “The Apple Story,” ARTODANCE dance company, choreographer and director: Monica Opsahl

INK looks forward to welcoming you in person at the opening reception.

Host:
Catholic Parish of St. Theodor/St. Elisabeth
Cologne Höhenberg-Vingst

Venue:
St. Theodor
Burgstraße 42
D-51103 Cologne

Exhibition dates:
Sunday, 6th September through Sunday, 11th October 2026

Opening hours:
Saturday: 13:00 – 15:00
Sunday: 12:00 – 13:00
and by appointment: kunstraum_st.theodor@gmx.de
Free admission.

For more information:
please see the flyer.

This exhibition is sponsored by:
Büdenbender Dachtechnik GmbH
Gemeinde Gemeinsam Leben Foundation
Catholic Educational Institute
City of Cologne

Many thanks to the generous sponsors and to those who have loaned the artworks.