For centuries, "still life" has been a popular motif in art history for bourgeois society. The French term "nature morte" literally means dead nature and stands in opposition to still life. Is there still interest in this genre today? The artists invited to this exhibition take this motto as a starting point for their work. Karin Sander will hang fresh fruit and vegetables on the wall, which will age in the course of the exhibition or make the process of death visible. Mona Hatoum's political statement on glass hand grenades does not rule out an end. With Andreas Slominski, the marten trap could be on its way to a finale; if a marten came along, it would lure us into the intellectual trap. Manfred Holtfrerich shows with his fine watercolor drawings of leaves a transience process, the flowers by Thomas Ruff as negative exposure, the flower drawings by Ayse Erkmen and the egg in the egg cup by Thomas Schütte pay homage to the beauty of still life, albeit with ironic calculus.The most femministic approach in Wiebke Siems figures is shaped by memories of generations of a female world.