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De construction

Robert Schlotter — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:03:01 +0000

In De construction Kathi Seemann deals with the construction and deconstruction of architecture and living space, the cycle of restoration, demolition, new construction and the memories that remain. The publication is a collection of documentary photographs in digital and risographic printing. Nine loose interleaved sheets can be disassembled, rearranged and expanded.

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opus incertum

Robert Schlotter — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 09:29:14 +0000

In opus incertum – a term borrowed from Roman masonry, which consists of building walls from small blocks, broken tiles and a variety of bricks – Daniel Wagener questions the memory of time and place, and the social and functional transformations experienced by urban buildings.
opus incertum portrays a new reality, seeks to document episodes of urban construction, uncovers what lies behind the ostentation, reveals what is no longer seen.
opus incertum is also a tribute to the collective work and commitment of those who form society during the construction process, who ensure the transmission of methods and culture, and practice oral exchange in an exemplary show of solidarity, while remaining invisible.

Published on the occasion of the Luxembourg Photography Award 2023.

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Seeing Into Stone

Robert Schlotter — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:51:02 +0000

Seeing into Stone by Anika Schwarzlose describes a technique applied by experienced stone carvers, when they work on sculptural objects: before they start cutting into a stone they contemplate its surface to anticipate the structure and natural growth beneath it. This ritual of looking into opaque matter describes a spiritual practice.
At the same time it functions as a metaphor for a special kind of tunnel vision, focused on what lies invisible under a surface. This book is a time travel through past and present, above and below ground. Landscapes, impacted and even created by resource extraction are put into context with contemporary industrial mining equipment and historical cast iron utilitarian goods.
Through the combination of images from very different archives, connections are made that speak about the complex relationships of humans and minerals. Images and texts contribute to a debate on mineral and human coevolution, that redefines the separation between life and non-life.

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The Breaking of the Vessels

Robert Schlotter — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:27:25 +0000

“The edition contains all the 10 photographs of The Breaking of the Vessels as plates printed on 300g Lesebo Design Natural paper with information stating size and weight of each stone and an outline in actual size on the back. The diagram depicting the constellation of rocks as Sephirot of the Tree of Life is printed on a more delicate card and has its own explanatory text with a brief introduction to the mystic concept of The Breaking of the Vessels. It also comes with a four-page leaflet containing general information, a descriptive text on the project and two installation views.”

Each copy is signed and numbered, and comes in a glassine envelope and a cardboard protective bag.

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