THE SONIC BLOG Fotografie ist Kunst | Photography is Art

“I just don’t understand the obsession with shooting fewer frames – this is art, not golf.”

Jack Johnson

Malte Wandel relates in his thesis “Einheit, Arbeit, Wachsamkeit” to the History of ‘Madgermanes’, former Mozambican contract workers of the GDR.

Even today, 20 years after their return to Mozambique, the majority of this group is not reintegrated in any way; they live in great poverty and fight against the Mozambican government. The GDR gave up to 80% of their pay as pension to the government of Mozambique – money they should receive upon their return to Mozambique.

But the government holds them down and tries to sit out the conflict. The ‘Madgermanes’ don’t get their money from the government.

Zweites Büro, the newly established studio and showroom of Juliander Enßle, Marc Hinz and Moritz Kappen, in Dortmund shows photographs, videos and interviews by Malte Wandel (visit by appointment).

“Monday reflects the routine and frustration of people who, as time goes by and without really being conscious about it, have made decisions and assumed manners and responsibilities that hardly succeed in fulfilling their expectations.” – Päivi Koskinen about ‘Monday’

The recent work of the Ukrainian-born photographer Boris Savelev shows some interesting street views.

“Photographs open doors into the past but they also allow a look into the future.”

Sally Mann

On the occasion of his book “Istanbul” recently published by Hatje Canz took Nicole Buesing and Heiko Klaas an interview with the Hamburg based photographer Andreas Herzau.

Thomas Wieland’s project “Neuperlach”deals with the same-named satellite town in the south of Munich.

Thomas Wieland, born 1968, studied biology and history of science. He lives and works in Munich.

“My project Holon shows the life of communities and radical living individuals, who emancipated from the consumerism and the globalisation of the western world. Lot of them are living completely self-substaining, they supply themselves through the cultivation of wholefood products and live without money, electricity and water conduit. Without a doubt, one of the most fascinating aspects is, that their lifestyle is simultaneously forwardlooking and unprogressive.” – Malwine Rafalski

Malwine Rafalski, born 1982 in Tczew / Poland, studies Photography at the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld. She lives and works in Cologne.

A lot of aspects of our world are wrong or disturbing. In Asger Carlsen’s series “Wrong” this is a little bit more obvious than usual.

Asger Carlsen, born 1973 in Denmark, lives and works in New York.