What do we associate with the term rainforest? Which animals live there? And how can we humans overcome the distance between us and the rainforest? Visitors to the Botanical Garden of Ulm University can get to know the animal world in the Costa Rican rainforest at a photo exhibition. The impressive photographs taken by biology student Alexander Honold will be on display in the mountain rainforest and lowland rainforest greenhouses from February to April. On Friday, 7 February (7:15 pm), the exhibition will be officially opened with a free torch tour.
Alexander Honold from Ulm has captured fascinating images of hummingbirds, sloths, monkeys and many more with his camera. The backdrop of the rainforest greenhouses at Ulm University's Botanical Garden provides the ideal setting to show the photography in an environment that is modelled on the animals' natural habitat. This allows visitors to experience the tropics of Costa Rica up close. Guided tours also provide information about these diverse ecosystems and the role that these animals play in them.
The exhibition with 16 different photographs is included in the admission price and can be seen in the greenhouses during regular opening hours. These are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13:00 to 15:00; additionally in the winter months (until the end of February) every first Sunday of the month from 14:00 to 16:00 and in summer every Sunday from 14:00 to 17:00. Admission for adults is 3 euros.
The exhibition "Costa Rica's Wildlife" will be opened on Friday, 7 February at 7:15 pm as part of a free torch tour with photographer Alexander Honold.
Event overview:
Costa Rica's animal world - exhibition opening with torch tour
Friday, 7 February
7:15 pm
Greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the University of Ulm
Hans-Krebs-Weg
89081 Ulm
About Alexander Honold:
Born in Ulm in 1995, grew up in Dornstadt, studied journalism in Magdeburg, then Biology in Ulm. He visited Costa Rica for the first time in 2022 during an internship at Ulm University to study leafcutter ants and hummingbirds. In 2023, the first two semesters of his Master's degree programme in San José followed as part of the long-standing cooperation between Ulm University and the Universidad de Costa Rica supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). There he is taking courses on ecological topics such as mangroves, aquatic insects and landscape ecology. Alexander Honold's focus is on ecological issues and ornithology. Since autumn 2024, he has been continuing his Master's degree at Ulm University. He began photography as a teenager. He is exclusively interested in animal and nature photography.
Text and media contact: Daniela Stang