Berlin-Mitte Underground, 1991 - 1996
Galerie ZeitZone
organised by: Ilia Castellanos
Eva Otaño Ugarte: Frei Phone
1992 © Eva Otaño Ugarte
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Damaged houses, blocks of flats in urgent need of renovation and a high proportion of unoccupied buildings these were typical of the Berlin-Mitte district until the mid-1990s. There was no internet and no mobile phones. But no night went by without an archaic party or an experimental exhibition. Eva Otaño Ugarte perceived it as an environment in ruins, and asserted nonetheless that the human soul is blossoming.
Berlin Underground, 19911996 is a series of black and white photographs in which classic pictorial compositions and contrasts support a pointedly poetic narrative structure.
One of the photos shows a young man in jeans and a checked shirt. He is sitting on a chair and talking into a telephone. Behind him a dirty window stands open, next to him there is a wall with graffiti, light shines into the room, he gives an impression of concentration. This in fact is a free telephone in a squatted house.
Otaño Ugartes works show a raw world that is intimately known. These are moments that have been silently captured and have endless stories to tell.
Theme
Urban Lifestyles
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Artist(s)
Eva Otaño Ugarte
Duration of the exhibition
16.10. - 20.11.2010
Vernissage
15.10.2010, 20 h
Finissage
20.11.2010, 20 h
Opening times
Mi-Do 15-21 h, Fr-Sa 15-24 h
Location
Galerie ZeitZone
Adalbertstraße 79
10997 Berlin
T 0049 160 3743283
Public transport connections
U1, 8 Kottbusser Tor
U8 Moritzplatz
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