The Dalai Lama’s Path — Live Photography Lecture by Manuel Bauer — Aarau

For the Aarau presentation, Bauer’s photographs give a grounded route into Tibet, displacement and secular ethics through one photographer’s unusually long relationship with his subject.

Swiss photojournalist Manuel Bauer has accompanied the Dalai Lama since 1990, including on more than 50 journeys. In this live illustrated lecture, he follows the story from Tibet and exile in India to refugee communities, Himalayan valleys and international appearances. The programme also considers Tibetan Buddhism, ritual, secular ethics, compassion and present-day political questions. Bauer’s sustained access gives the evening the perspective of a long-form photographic record rather than a general spiritual workshop. This Aarau performance is presented in German by Explora Events AG.

In KUK Saal 1, Bauer guides the audience through photographs from Tibet, exile communities, Himalayan valleys and the Dalai Lama’s public work. The 2-hour-15-minute programme includes an interval; doors open at 14:15.

KUK – Saal 1, Aarau, Switzerland. Tickets are currently selectable on Explora: CHF 26 reduced-seat, CHF 32 regular or CHF 37 best-seat category. The optional Flex add-on permits exchange into a voucher until two hours before the event; without it, tickets are not refundable or exchangeable. The organiser states that all its halls are wheelchair accessible and companion tickets are paid.