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Art Philosophy and Perception Written by André Wagner
Berliner Dom V, 2011, 60 x 180 cm, edition 5 specimens
The Light of the Night
I try to give a new meaning to the places by exposing them for hours.
How long have I been standing up there? Three hours? Half night? In any case, I spent a lot of time over the rooftops of the capital for my panoramic shot of Berlin Cathedral V (pictured above) to capture the time. I often do. I don't wait for the one perfect moment or for something to move in front of the camera, like a wildlife photographer, but I bring the movement into the picture itself. And it takes time.
By exposing my subjects for a long time, I carry light - and thus dynamics - into the darkness of my picture spaces and (city) landscapes. It is a more mysterious light , Berlin looks really colorful at night.
Through the long exposure, I recognize another — the essence of things. Art historian Wibke von Bonin once wrote about my photographers in the foreword to my published book Visions of Time, titled Magician of Light.
The other images shown here are also from this book.
The portrait format on the right, which shows a woman meditating on a roof in the middle of New York, is called “Coming down”.
Although the lights on the Chrysler building and in the windows of the skyscrapers almost dazzle, the shot radiates calm.
The second image from above, Treptower Park, on the other hand, is full of energy. It's like the tree is on fire. The tree on image "Comeback" at the bottom looks like it's part of a magic forest in the green light cone.
For me, photography has a lot to do with painting. Photography means drawing with light how a sheet of paper on which to paint your fantasiesThe night is like a white leaf, just dark, and I draw on it.
Treptower Park, 2004, 60 x 90 cm, edition 5 copies
Coming Down, 2010, 138 x 108 cm, 3 copies