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All three works are connected to the question of the individuality of a human
being. Out of the experience I have had so far, I see identity as a construction.
It is formed in reaction to one`s milieu and to oneself. The culture to which I
belong has dad a formative influence on my way of thinking. One is taught
from childhood to judge oneself and others.
Deutsche Volksfeste and
Finding Oneself are reflections on my own childhood
and adolescence. In these works I make myself sensitive to situations in life
to which I feel emotionally connected. And although I have unavoidably
objectified my subjects, I hope that my genuine interest in them leads to a
positive result. I became aware of my observing and constructing position
as a photographer and reflected with
Reflecting Oneself my own identity.
This exploration of my own person let the desire grow to express myself
and to communicate intensive with other people.
The book project
Colonies of Obstinacy was commissioned by the Stiftung
Bauhaus, Dessau. I realized it in the years 1996 - 1997. It gives an insight
into the changed living situation of the people in former GDR industrial area
of Bitterfeld - Wolfen.
In my current work
acker*arable land I follow the cycle of the seasons reflecting
on the human relationship to nature. I portray a 75 and 78 year old retired
couple, who together with a friend of 75 years have farmed organically
( biodynamic) for 20 years. I portray the organic process of life and work,
striving to give a positive insight into getting old.
My understanding of the photographic process of creating pictures lets me
compare it with the production of a theatrical play. In a theatrical play the
human characters are played by actors. In photography the picture takes
the position of the actor. Photography fascinates us with its ambiguity
of content. The presentation of a photographically fixed picture results in
decoding by the viewer.
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