untitled from "Tsukuba-Narita 2011/03/13" by Jens Liebchen

(Copyright by Jens Liebchen)

"I left Japan two days after the quake. The situation was unclear. Information from Japanese and Western media differed to a great extent. The bus to Narita left on time, as usual." J. L...

"Liebchen's recent work is a direct reaction on the incidents in Japan in March 2011. It brings together 80 photographic images. Tsukuba–Narita 2011/03/13, the title says. A date is given and two Japanese locations are named that supposedly mark the beginning and end of the precipitous bus ride that took place early one Sunday morning in the spring of 2011.It is here that the images originated, the words tell us. The sun had been shining and the bus is said to have left on time. ”On time, as usual.“ The destination – Narita International Airport outside of Tokyo – was reached. No reason to be alarmed. Though the media – if you recall – issued one unsettling report after another. ”Brutal images“, as they themselves called them."How are we read today?—the images ask in a hushed tone. How will you perceive us tomorrow? And what will be recognized in us?" (Christoph Schaden)"

Exhibited at Raum für Zweckfreiheit, Berlin.

Picknick am Müggelsee, Ost-Berlin, 1963 by Max Scheler

(Copyright by Max Scheler)

"Max Scheler had the ability to pay attention to the nuances in dealing with people. His portraits of celebrities or historical moments are characterized by this talent. He noticed small, seemingly insignificant gestures from the perspective of detached serenity. Nevertheless, his competence and ability to empathize with his subjects and an intense interest in the psychology of people already characterized his earliest essays for the magazine Heute. In a portrait of his oeuvre in 1958 Scheler mentioned „Im focused on reportage with dramatic content. I look for situations in which facial reactions of the individual or the masses mirror the atmosphere of the event. The human face with emotions of joy, sorrow, excitement, hysteria, faith, despair is most beautiful. I am more interested in the psychological than formal aspects of photography. Excellent composition, graphic qualities, and distribution of light, are prerequisites of a good image, but I apply these unconsciously."

Exhibited at Photokunst, Berlin.

"Lights" from the series "Once, still and forever" by Jessica Backhaus

(Copyight - Jessica Backhaus)

"As in former series such as "Jesus and the Cherries" (2005) or "What still remains" (2008), Jessica Backhaus' new work in the series "I wanted to see the World" (2010) and "Once, still and forever" (2011) develops a strong sense for the melancholic in the every-day and the power of color and light as emotional means of expression. "I wanted to see the World", published in 2010 by Kehrer, is a series of large scale water reflections as abstracted studies in color and light. The brand new series "Once, still and forever" marks a return to the classical still life. This new series as not yet been published and is exhibited for the first time."

Exhibited at the Robert Morat Galerie.