Metamorphoses by Herlinde Koelbl
Exhibition
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23 Nov 2023
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01 Apr 2024
Published: 01.02.2024
GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts
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Herlinde Koelbl is one of the great German photographers of the present day. In particular, her works stand for her interest in people and their visual transformation influenced by time and circumstances. This approach unmistakeably took shape through long-term studies of prominent politicians, scientists, and people in business.
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Herlinde Koelbl
Among the prominent projects by Koelbl are "Traces of Power. The Metamorphoses of People in Office" (1999) and "Angela Merkel. Portraits 1991-2021", as well as the cycle "The German Living Room" (1980).
Her latest group of works, shown in the METAMORPHOSES exhibition, however, departs from the human form and face. Instead, in the series she focuses on a world of blossoming nature. However, even in these colorful photographs of plants and flowers, the photographer's gaze is directed at change, growth, decay, and emergence and thus at life, creating a metaphoric link between humans and nature. Her source of inspiration goes back to the ancient Roman poet Ovid in his work "Metamorphoses," where he deals with the ever-changing state of nature, which constantly creates something new and nothing is ever truly lost. 160 fascinating photos, meditative videos, and a sound station will exhibit beauty in constant change, the eternal cycle.
>> Catalogue available HERE
Opening times: Tuesday - Sunday, Holidays: 10 am - 6 pm, Wednesday: 12 pm - 8 pm
Her latest group of works, shown in the METAMORPHOSES exhibition, however, departs from the human form and face. Instead, in the series she focuses on a world of blossoming nature. However, even in these colorful photographs of plants and flowers, the photographer's gaze is directed at change, growth, decay, and emergence and thus at life, creating a metaphoric link between humans and nature. Her source of inspiration goes back to the ancient Roman poet Ovid in his work "Metamorphoses," where he deals with the ever-changing state of nature, which constantly creates something new and nothing is ever truly lost. 160 fascinating photos, meditative videos, and a sound station will exhibit beauty in constant change, the eternal cycle.
>> Catalogue available HERE
Opening times: Tuesday - Sunday, Holidays: 10 am - 6 pm, Wednesday: 12 pm - 8 pm
GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts
- Website GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts
- Instagram GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts
- Facebook GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts
- Mail:
- grassimuseum
leipzig.de
- Phone:
- +49(0)341 22 29 100
- Management:
- Olaf Thormann
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