Bøger af Barbara Hofmann-Johnson

An unreal view of reality. In her works, Ute Bartel (b. 1961 in Halle, lives and works in Cologne) deals with everyday circumstances, the "mansionaticum." A term which at first glance seems epochal, but etymologically simply means "belonging to the household." In a concrete confrontation with particular places and situations, she is interested in things in and of themselves, in their formal characteristics, such as their forms, colors, and structures. The artist's work is characterized by her idiosyncratic approach to the multiple creative possibilities of photography. Using analog and digital techniques, she creates collages, objects, and works that project into the respective space, in which materials such as waxed tablecloths, plastic bags, or straws are also used. This generously illustrated monograph presents structures of familiar and yet unknown realities marked by highly pronounced forms and bold colors, and provides comprehensive insight into one of the focal points of Ute Bartel's oeuvre. Ute Bartel studied at the Academy of Art in Münster, where she was a master student of Reiner Ruthenbeck. Her works have been widely exhibited at, among others, the Kunstverein Speyer, the Deichtorhallen Hamburg, and the Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster.

With her photographic and also cross-media work, Morgaine Schäfer is one of the exciting artists of our time. This publication presents her work of the past ten years. The recurring point of reference for the photographic series here is always the preoccupation with a selection of slides by her father. Taken in the 1970s and early 1980s, the 35mm slides present the Polish mother and other family members in various settings. Artistically interpreted, they present aspects of female identity as extended self-portraits in the context of the development of photography. Female roles with familial and at the same time universal-historical references also become a theme in the group of works "Diakonissen".