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Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe:
THE DAY WILL COME WHEN WE SHARE MORE THAN EVER As one of the many institutions participating in the Triennal of Photography in Hamburg, the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe shows a selection of The Rendering Eye images in a show that combines 19th century photography with the work of contemporary artists. They juxtaposed the iconic New York images of Andreas Feininger to the cityscapes of The Rendering Eye, which I feel is a great honor for me. On its website the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe writes: "The possibilities opened up by the digital age have radically changed the way we treat photographic images. More pictures are being taken than ever before – innumerable snapshots pile up on hard disks and in clouds, are shared via the internet and commented on. But portals such as “Facebook” and “Flickr” as well as professional databases only replace traditional ways to archive and transfer material and to interact with others. In fact, photos have been the focus of avid collecting and swapping ever since the invention of the Daguerreotype. The first photographic archives were set up starting in the mid-19th century, creating inventories of, for instance, depicted architecture, art objects or plants. People carried portraits of their nearest and dearest with them as “cartes de visite”, and picturesque landscape views were set out on a journey around the world as postcards. “When we share more than ever”, an exhibition forming part of the Triennale of Photography Hamburg 2015, tells the story of the many and varied ways in which photographs have been used, illustrated by selected works from the Department of Photography and New Media in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg. The presentation of various historical objects is supplemented by interventions by contemporary artists, who are invited to reflect on the collection." Exhibition views: When we share more than ever, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, curated by Esther Ruelfs, Teresa Gruber, architecture and graphic design Studio Miessen, Studio Mahr ©Henning Rogge |
