Water Towers, 1980 © Bernd and Hilla Becher It was reported that last Friday, German photographer Bernd Becher (1931-2007) died in a Rostock hospital while undergoing a complicated heart surgery. Becher was 75 years old. Bernd Becher, working alongside his wife Hilla, was most known for his collection of industrial building images, examining the similarities [...]
In the recent discussion of ‘Different vs. The Same’ or what may more accurately be called ‘Series vs. Sequence’ (sparked by Albrecht Tübke‘s Heads), Carey left a comment proposing that “repetitious projects are,” very simply, “about making visual comparisons.” (from “Shack”) © Scott Peterman (from “Shack”) © Scott Peterman (from “Shack”) © Scott Peterman What [...]
Plattenbau 4, 2004 (from the series “Supervisions”) © Andreas Gefeller Splitting, 1974 © Gordon Matta-Clark I saw the work of German photographer Andreas Gefeller recently, images from his series Supervisions. I couldn’t help but pair the apartment building interiors with Gordon Matta-Clark‘s house splitting projects — must be an influence here? Apparently Gefeller has created [...]
