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The pictures will be presented in five categories in which social and historical
themes will be examined: “cult places”, “idols”, “Fans”, “Fair
Play” and “The Cult Object”. In “Cult Places” the question will be
pursued concerning to the extent to which football has religious characteristics
and the transformation of the stadium into a multi-functional arena that
reflects social structures. The theme “Fair Play”, emerging as a theme in
current affairs as a consequence of increased racist scandals, shows
particularly from an historical perspective what influence social changes have
had on the body of rules and behaviour on the field. The same goes for the “Fans”:
The emergence of fan clubs and VIP loges is a consequence of the changing social
standing of the sport and the spread of television beginning in the 1950’s and
60’s. Even the “Cult Object” has a social significance: On the one hand,
the reports in the 1990’s about child labour used in the manufacturing of
footballs while, on the other, the football as a symbol of hope for children who
seek distraction from their sorrows by means of footballs made of banana peels
– or who dream of professional careers in football.