Camera in MOTION 16.11.2013 18.38.52 © Rolf Sachs
ammann // gallery Teutoburger Str. 27 d-50678 Cologne Allemagne
ammann // gallery presents Rolf Sachs: Camera in MOTION Selected Works
A photographic project supported by LEICA
« Having grown up and gone to school in the Engadin valley, I regularly travelled on the Albula/Bernina Railway line and developed a great appreciation for the natural beauty and diversity of the surrounding Alpine landscape. The scenery continuously surprises me as I discover new details with every journey. I wanted to experiment with combining the motion of the train with these remarkable views.» Rolf Sachs.
Location: ammann // gallery, Teutoburger Str. 27, Cologne, d-50678, Germany
Exhibition Opening: Wednesday 9 April to Thursday 26 June 2014, 11am-6pm
Internationally renowned ammann // gallery presents Camera in MOTION Selected Works photographic project by artist Rolf Sachs
Fleeting moments of the spectacular landscape along the World Heritage Rhaetian Albula/Bernina Railway have been photographed over the course of an entire year to form an extensive and breath-taking collection of photographs that blur the boundaries between abstract art and landscape photography.
The results of shooting from the moving train are a multi-faceted collection of captivating photographs in large scale format that demonstrate the changes of the seasons and lighting conditions in a distinctive combination of abstraction and reality. The images are as unexpected as they are diverse; greatly differing from the impressions the human eye would usually register when in motion.
The Leica camera lends itself as an exceptional tool to capture the transient impressions of the landscape, the motion of trees rushing by, passengers at the stations, stones blurred, challenging the viewer to experience this famous journey in an unexpected and new light.
Rolf Sachs notes: « The photographic results are intriguing and have gone beyond what we ever expected as the camera manages to capture images that the human eye could not begin to perceive ».
Gallerist Gabrielle Ammann comments: « Rolf Sachs’s photographs are somewhere in the realm between reality and abstraction and this is what makes them so attractive. Each image is a quickly captured moment, expressing vitality and dynamism yet the body of work as a whole was carefully and slowly collected over a year, revering the simple beauty of nature ».
This is Sachs’s third photographic project, following « The Wild Emperor » (2004) and « Amazon Express » (2006-2008). « The Wild Emperor » project documented the ever-changing view of a mountain scape spanning an entire year and for the « Amazon Express », Sachs installed a camera on a boat be- longing to Jean Pigozzi, which documented over 18,000 images of the boat’s journey to Panama.
For Camera in Motion, Sachs applied his renowned conceptual approach to the spectacular Albula/Bernina train journey between Thusis in Switzerland and Tirano in Italy where he and local photographer Daniel Martinek began shooting in December 2012.
Camera in MOTION 18.03.2013 16.56.22 © Rolf Sachs
About Rolf Sachs | rolfsachs.com
Conceptual artist and designer, Rolf Sachs is recognised for his distinctive, multidisciplinary approach. His work takes inspiration from everyday objects that contain « traces of life ». It is the human touch within objects which fuels his thinking, allowing him to move freely between art and design, searching for the « inner soul », character and honesty in unexpected and overlooked places.
Sachs challenges the way materials are used and handled, through constant experimentation and invention; he thrives on pushing materials to their limits to create something new and surprising. Whether creating furniture, objects, photography, sculpture, set-design, interior architecture or installations, Sachs sets out to challenge preconceptions by shunning the decorative and questioning the very nature of form and function. His work encourages playful interaction and an emotional connection with familiar things, often presented in unfamiliar ways.
He set up his London based studio rolf sachs fun c’tion in 1994, which has now become a creative laboratory, brimming with ideas, prototypes and creations, where, together with his team, he fuses design with the arts.
About ammann // gallery | ammann-gallery.com
Gabrielle Ammann established her gallery in Cologne in 2006, setting the intersection between architecture, fine art and design as the cornerstone of the gallery’s program. As an interior designer and consultant, she has worked in the field since 1989 and has initiated and supported a wide range of exhibitions and projects, collaborating with internationally renowned architects and designers such as Ron Arad, Marc Newson and Zaha Hadid. Working directly with important artists and designers, the gallery presents the opportunity to commission unique works of art and design for collections.
Rolf Sachs and Gabrielle Ammann have been working together for over 20 years.
Camera in MOTION 16.11.2013 18.38.52 © Rolf Sachs