It takes two

Frank Blum, Carla Brno, Michael Jänecke, Chris Keller, Kerstin Koletzki, Wolfgang Philippi, Julius Steffens

The Berlin photo archive bobsairport is a collection of contemporary photography that comprises works by more than seventy photographers. As part of the archive, the individual photo generally serves to illustrate an existing text. For the series It takes two, we have inverted this process and asked authors to select a photo and write a short text to accompany it. This has given rise to an unusual dialogue that reinterprets the image, placing it in a fictional context that affects the photo again. The photo serves as inspiration and becomes the resonance chamber for the writer’s fantasy. The realism of the photo meets the fantasy of the text, and the encounter changes them both. For viewers and readers, this encounter opens a window onto a larger story.