Goethe Institut Exhibition Joint Artists
Move It Now
Photographs by Petra Schaffer
01-20-06 to 03-31-06
Goethe Institut Frankfurt
Diesterwegplatz 72
mo-thu 9.00 am - 8.00 pm
fr 9.00 am - 5.00 pm

Vernissage:
01-19-06 7.30 pm
The photographs in limited edition (10) are analog images which have neither been worked on in the darkroom, nor re-worked digitally. The images show the full frame of the negative. "Seeing reality in a different way" is the photographer's motto, when she is on her way with the camera between Frankfurt and Hongkong.

Two categories make up the exhibition: Lomo photography and Trompe l'oeil. The Lomo images were taken using different time settings, showing movement. This was created either by camera movement or by the fact that the object was moving, or, in turn, through a combination of both of these factors. The intention is that the images arouse curiosity about the subject matter, where they were taken and how they were taken.

Trompe l'oeil is a french term meaning "trick of the eye". It was especially popular in the ages of mannerism and baroque. A good Trompe l'oeil effect unveils itself, however not at first sight, but after a while. This puzzles the viewer. What seems obvious at first glance is at the same time confusing. The viewer has to look again and with each further glance sees new planes in the image.
Translation Morag Minner

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