PingPong is where the HeART is” – The art exhibition accompanying the
World Championship in Hanover.
More than 30 artists from the midst of our PingPongParkinson
community are presenting their works in the supporting program of the
World Championship at the Forum of the Academy of Sports. They show
how much power, beauty, and expression lie in our hands. The range of
pieces from eight countries exhibited in the Academy till Tuesday (open
from 2 pma to 9 pm) is broad. It extends from abstract and figurative
painting to watercolors and drawings, and up to photographs. The works
were selected by a renowned jury from around 70 applications. Behind
the project are three PPP athletes: Alexine Good and Marcus Heithecker
from Berlin, and Almut Knebel from Hanau.
Both table tennis and art allow people with Parkinson’s to experience
moments in which the burden of the disease fades. Handling a
paintbrush, sketching with pencils, or working with a camera not only
train coordination, but they also impart inner peace and promote
serenity. The hardships of everyday life move into the background; the
focus is on the creative. The invaluable significance this can have is
underscored by the statements of the participants, which are also
documented in the exhibition. Each of their pictures is proof that, despite
the illness, we can create and touch others. Let yourself be touched by
these works and go on a voyage of discovery.