Reality or artificiality? Depicted nature doesn't automatically appear natural. The artist depicting natural scenery - the form of nature interpreted by him - chooses a scene from all kinds of landscapes which speaks to him the most. In the case of André Wagner already the choice alone is not so easy. He doesn't take fast photos, his pictures are not mere documentations of the places he comes across. He designs the depiction of the to be portrayed object.
On the basis of these attentive preparations André Wagner creates a portrait of nature, working with his objects like a fashion photographer works with his models. The result is not the everlasting image of nature, but a portrait which exceeds the mere image and reveals the outlook of the artist. Thus, the pictures of the photographer are findings of the earth. For this he has travelled far, in order to find places, which correspond to his conception of spatial aesthetics. New Zealand, India, France and Spain are but a few of the many countries, in which his pictures are taken. His pictures are philosophical reflections about the essence of life, space and time, man and nature, as well as impermanence and eternity.
For this mysterious imagery André Wagner reduces artificial elements or alternatively connects them in such a way, that the impermanence of creation becomes visible in nature. He is has a preference for taking photos of landscapes. The natural and also artificial light is of fundamental importance in his works. Light and time are methods of design, which help to visually decode the hidden emotions in the setting. We can see this in particular in the night shots. Mostly unnoticed at a first glance, bit by bit one can spot traces of unnatural light and the movements of the stars in the long exposure photographs. Sometimes the fantastic, volcanic light is generated by a small candle and sometimes light and fire halos appear on the pictures. The artist refers to these fire installations as self-portraits. His photos can also be interpreted as romantic fantasy landscapes. Finally, he obtains a perfect harmony between the real and the desired world.
DIEHL starts its “Flaneur” selection with 42 works of the Soviet photo journalist Dmitry Baltermants. Best known for his pictures of the Soviet battlefield during World War II.
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Le 24 mars 1976, le peuple argentin subit un coup d’état militaire. C’est le début d’une ère de répression sanglante, où quelque 30 000 personnes disparaissent et près de 500 bébés sont volés. Mais s’ouvre également une période d’ultralibéralisme d&ea...
Blindspot Gallery is pleased to present Coastline featuring emerging Chinese photographer Zhang Xiao’s award-winning series Coastline that focuses on the continuous 18,000 kilometres of China’s coastline. The series does not merely capture the seaside landscape of these coastal areas, but also witnesses the changes o...
Du dépouillement des clichés de Catherine Lambermont se dégage une poésie narrative. Ses images composent une suite d’instants d’observation libre. Son travail réhabilite le continuum qui caractérise chaque frontière. La frontière est le lieu du lien. Entre le corps et l’es...
Eric Rondepierre a choisi de montrer au sein d'un travail multiforme, certaines des oeuvres qui ont partie liée au cinéma, depuis ses débuts en 1992. Sur un parcours de vingt ans, 56 pièces ont été prélevées dans dix séries : Excédents, Annonces, Précis...
Simone Nieweg is a photographer of gardens and landscapes. Her work, as it has manifested itself over the past thirty years, knows no other interest. At the same time, a certain serenity hovers over her pictures. In them, nature seems entirely focused on itself. One immediately notices that human beings are absent. The allure of colors and shapes...
« Je ne peux m’empêcher, atteste Gérard Uféras, d’associer la pratique de l’Art à la notion d’amour et de partage ». (extrait de son livre Etats de grâce, éditions du Fantom)
«Egyptian pack» evokes many associations - here are both Petersburgers favorite topic of werewolves (see the movie of E. Yufit «Corpsmen werewolves») and references to the Perm animal style.
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