Cliché of a landscape, jungle
Subtitle: Vietnam
By: by Inga Kerber; authors: Björn Wode, Trinh Hà Ngọc Bich, Elke Schwierz and Dinh Thi Nga, Dinh Thi Mui
Contributors: Wode, Björn, author; Schwierz, Elke, author; Đinh, Thị Nga, author; Dinh, Thi Mui, author; Trinh, Hà Ngọc Bich, author; Galerie Jochem Hempel
Publisher: Spector Books
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Leipzig
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9783959051941
Subjects: Landscape photography; Exhibitions; Jungles
Description: Cliché? is a term that is used by artist-in-residence Inga Kerber in a deliberately ambiguous way. The artist explores the reproductive potential of photography as well as classic subjects and motifs. 'Cliché of a Landscape, Jungle' deals with landscapes, forests and nature, which are also the subjects she wants to focus on during her time in Vietnam. In French, the word ?cliché? can mean ?the act of taking a picture? and is simultaneously used for the photographic negative. But Inga Kerber?s works also refer to the German term ?Klischee? that can stand for shoddy imitation, prejudice or the printing block (part of the letterpress printing process).0The artist records classic subjects and motifs such as flower bouquets, landscapes or animals, making not just one but several analog photos, and changing the camera?s perspective very slightly with each image. This results in what at first glance are unspectacular, everyday images, which the artist then scans and prints, retaining all the flaws and errors that have occurred during the process. Arranged in triptychs, or in series of four or five, these sequences always exhibit variations and nuances in each motif, thereby acquiring an almost irresistible painterly quality.00Exhibition: Galerie Jochem Hempel, Leipzig, Germany (18.11.-16.12.2017).
Notes: Title from cover.

Includes index.

Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Galerie Jochem Hempel, Leipzig, Germany, November 18-December 16, 2017.

English and Vietnamese