When Hamburg companies open their doors to the public from 12 to 15 November, the add art initiative brings business and the visual arts together. Visitors gain insights into corporate premises and contemporary art concepts. Our law firm, Pragal Rechtsanwälte, will be taking part for the first time as a partner and exhibition venue in HafenCity.
The artist: Stefan Gröpper
For our debut at add art, we are showing works by the photographer Stefan Gröpper. Our firm has enjoyed a long-standing friendship with him. For years, his photographs have played a key part in shaping the look of our website. Stefan knows the firm well and has always managed to capture the lawyers and their working environment authentically.
In the exhibition, Stefan Gröpper presents his artistic photographs. His monochrome motifs focus on the interplay of light and shadow, presence and stillness – pared-down compositions that transform spaces and open up new perspectives.
Art as a source of inspiration in legal practice
Why would a law firm specialising in criminal law and compliance open its doors to art? At first glance, statutes, investigation files and regulations seem to be the very opposite of free artistic creation. For the firm’s founder, Dr. Oliver Pragal, however, the connection is obvious, as he explains in an interview with add art magazine:
Everyday life at a law firm is often pure stress. Art offers a new perspective, makes you pause and also stimulates your own creativity as a lawyer, which is often underestimated.
In a lawyer’s day-to-day work, standard solutions are not enough. What is needed is strategic thinking and the ability to adopt unusual perspectives. Art challenges precisely this flexibility. It encourages us to look closely rather than judge hastily, and it questions habitual patterns of thought. In addition, an aesthetically designed and inspiring working environment creates room to breathe, enhances the well-being of the team and thus releases new energy.
Visit us at add art 2026
We look forward to enriching encounters, inspiring conversations and exchanges with visitors, art lovers and the artist on site.
add art at Pragal Rechtsanwälte – key information
When: 12 to 15 November 2026
Where: Pragal Rechtsanwälte, Brooktorkai 20, 20457 Hamburg
Artist: Stefan Gröpper (photography)
Admission: Free (guided tours by registration)
Further information on add art 2026, opening hours and guided tours will be announced shortly on the website of add art.
