Miron Zownir, NYC, 1983. Archival silver gelatin print © Miron Zownir, Courtesy of the artist
Expositions du 2/4/2016 au 11/6/2016 Terminé
Hardhitta Gallery Hohenzollernring 53 50672 Cologne Allemagne
Hardhitta Gallery Hohenzollernring 53 50672 Cologne Allemagne
On April 1st, Cologne-based Hardhitta Gallery will open a new solo show by German photographer Miron Zownir. Famous for his images taken in western metropoles such as Berlin, London, and New York, and in post-communist Eastern Europe, Zownir has been regarded as one of the most radical contemporary photographers for more than 30 years.
Miron Zownir, Avelon Natalia, Berlin 2007. Archival silver gelatin print 30 x 40 cm © Miron Zownir, Courtesy of the artist
Zownir’s photographs often depict social outcasts: drug addicts, the homeless, and prostitutes. It is said that Zownir continues where Weegee and Diane Arbus left off. His powerful black & whit images draw attention to those who are often overlooked, shunned, or forgotten. Through his unadorned visual language addressing taboo-breaking and socially critical issues, Zownir has become an informal ambassador of marginalized communities.
His photographs, taken exclusively with an analogue camera on Kodak Tri-X 400 film since the 1970s, document moments of displacement, destruction, and intimacy.
Miron Zownir, NYC, 1983. Archival silver gelatin print 40 x 30 cm © Miron Zownir, Courtesy of the artist
Starting 5 May 2016, the Hamburger Deichtorhallen will host a solo exhibition of this exceptional photographer’s New York series, taken in the 1980s. Miron Zownir was born in 1953 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He lives and works in Berlin.
For more information see: http://www.mironzownir.com/"
