Travels and Escapes
Bildschöne Bücher
Unbekannt/ gefunden von Andrea Stultiens: Aus der Serie "Komm, mein Mädchen, in die Berge / The Alps"
© Andrea Stultiens
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They must have fallen in love at some point first with one another, and then with the mountains. Over a period of thirty years or more we watch a couple slowly growing old, whose photographic double portraits, taken with automatic shutter release, allow us to share vicariously in what was perhaps their greatest passion holidays in the Alps. Andrea Stultiens has made a selection from a vast legacy of slides to present us with the fascinating love story of D. and G., about whom we know nothing except that they liked travelling and taking photographs.
The Dutch photographer Andrea Stultiens works in the field of what is known as vernacular photography. She uses copious photographic legacies to reconstruct the story of a life, frequently visiting the locations herself to provide additional documentation. 'Travels and Escapes' is a series dealing with the flight from everday routine, which looks into the role of photography in this connection. Also on view is her grandiose series 'Komm, mein Mädchen, in die Berge' ['Come, my girl, into the mountains'] and her Berlin project 'Green', as well as two others. A catalogue is being brought out by the Verlag für Bildschöne Bücher.
Artist(s)
Andrea Stultiens
Curator(s)
Bodo von Hodenberg
Duration of the exhibition
25.10. - 30.11.2008
Vernissage
24.10.2008, 19 h
Opening times
Mi, Fr, Sa 14-18 h
and by arrangement
Location
Bildschöne Bücher
Brunnenstraße 152
10115 Berlin
T 0049 30 43735707
Public transport connections
U Bernauer Straße