Daniela Comani's Planet Earth: 21st Century, acquired in 2022, consists of an archive of postcards. They show famous monuments and impressive buildings that Comani did not collect during tourist trips but created himself on the computer. The artist moves through the map services Apple Maps Flyover and Google Earth, which depict the world in 3D renderings. By choosing certain perspectives and sections, Comani's screenshots appear like classic postcards that depict the world in 360 places. Motifs include familiar but equally intriguing cities, buildings and structures. Developed by defence contractor Saab prior to its acquisition by Apple, the mapping service demonstrates the geopolitical value of measuring and mapping the world. For Comani, their inventory is also a contemporary historical document of the early 21st century. Humans are constantly shaping and reshaping the earth, cities grow and fall, and monuments are toppled or outlast generations.

The exhibition is contrasted with works from the Photographic Collection. The city views by Edouard Baldus, which represent the city as a stage in a similar way, correspond to the 19th century. A directly human experience is reflected in the conceptual and sociological works from the 20th and 21st centuries by Ella Bergmann-Michel, Mario de Biasi, Wendelin Bottländer, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Jürgen Heinemann, Arne Schmitt and Andrzej Steinbach, and Randa Shaath .