THE SONIC BLOG Fotografie ist Kunst | Photography is Art

From 01st July to 06th August 2011, the gallery Ruttkowski68 in Cologne presents works by Stephan Zirwes. The opening is on 01st July 2011 at 8 pm.

Stephan Zirwes air photographs are taken mostly out of the open helicopter. With his aerial view, the world is relieved of its third dimension and the resulting abstract, graphic shapes create images of a different world.

For his project “The Europeans“, Reinier Gerritsen travelled throughout Europe to observe and photograph people on the streets. Back home he merged the images together to create a human panorama.

In March 2007 I posted Belaid le Mharchi’s series “Passage” At that time just a few images were availbale online. But now the whole series is available on Belaid le Mharchi’s portfolio site.

“For well over a decade I have been involved in the Bear community. Many of the men I have photographed slowly came to terms with their own identity, much like myself. I was aware of the Bear community in the late 1990’s, but was an outsider. Despite being a gay man it was difficult for me to relate to these men. I am not a Bear, but I do adore the brotherhood and its camaraderie. It took me years to become comfortable around those I admired so much from afar.” – Alan Charlesworth about ‘Brotherhood Of Bears’

The Weeping

I have shut my windows.
I do not want to hear the weeping.
But from behind the grey walls.
Nothing is heard but the weeping.

There are few angels that sing.
There are few dogs that bark.
A thousand violins fit in the palm of the hand.
But the weeping is an immense angel.
The weeping is an immense dog.
The weeping is an immense violin.
Tears strangle the wind.
Nothing is heard but the weeping.

Federico García Lorca, 1898 – 1936

The gallery 143 in Dortmund shows from 25th June to 20th August 2011 works from Ralf Grossek’s long-term project “Sammlung Funktionale Absichten”. The opening is on 25th June 2011 at 6 pm.

“With the title ‘Sammlung Funktionale Absichten’ (Collection of Functional Purposes) I describe a collection of most different possibilities of functional control in our environment. It concerns to the problems as well as to their solutions. It deals with the intentions of humans who are organising their living space. (…) The images speak about our environment, inspired by the human desire to achieve order and functionality.” – Ralf Grossek

The project “White Soldier” by the Israeli artist Yuda Braun is an interesting and thought-giving intervention into public space. Dressed and armed like a soldier, completely covered with white paint, he moves through towns, villages and landscapes of Israel and the West Bank.
Yuda Braun’s actions were documented by the Berlin-based photographer Alexander Janetzko.

Dominik Gigler’s long term project “The River Lea” is a search for traces along the British river.

Referring to the current Women’s World Cup the photography student Max Eicke has addressed the topic of women’s soccer in his series “Abseits“.