From August 15 to September 9, we will be showing works by Berlin-based photographer Robert Lebeck.
Art historian Dr. Kerstin Stremmel writes about the works:
"What is most striking is the unaffectedness of the people Robert Lebeck photographs. Poses are assumed playfully, the presence of the photographer does not disturb, there is a sense of agreement. This also applies to the celebrities, many of whom Lebeck has portrayed several times. Kirk Douglas, for example, in the circle of his family, Joseph Beuys without his hat, a pensive Klaus Kinski. The posing of the portrayed seems to take place in agreement with the photographer, the subject can remain subject, suspended in an obvious familiarity with the counterpart, willingly consenting to the duration given to the moment.
Among the many iconic images shown here is that of the smoking and detached Romy Schneider (Berlin 1976) flirting with her photographer. Shots like these bring to mind a quote from Thomas Mann: "Only at the two poles of human connection, where there are still no words, or no words at all, in the gaze and in the embrace, is happiness actually to be found, for only there is unconditionality, freedom, mystery, and deep recklessness." The gaze of the portrait photographer - an embrace?"
Opening hours during the exhibition:
Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Click here for more information on the Fotografie-Festival 23.
