The international group exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Ravensburg focuses on the face as a medium between the Self and the Other, as an interface between presence and representation. In dialogue between works from the early 20th century and contemporary artists the face proves to be the setting for emotions which are molded by the respective individuals self-image as well as by social conventions. The face simultaneously is a site of presentation and concealment, of staging and withdrawal. With four thematic emphasesPrivatim: Sleep-Ecstasy-Death, Beyond Stereotyped Roles, Expressive Physiognomy and Mirrorings and Doppelgängersthe exhibition investigates the face within the dynamic field of self-expression, self-image and social codes.