"Urban Stage" shows Gudrun Kemsa’s new large-format photographs of the theme of humans and architecture. Both authentic and virtual, her images originate in metropolises such as Paris, New York, Rotterdam, Berlin and Dubai. Some of these cities can be readily identified, while the elimination of signage in others turns them into interchangeable locales in our global village. Kemsa has been able during the last few years to position her works with remarkable precision on the interface between photography and film.
The concept behind these photographs and their effect on the viewer are tied up closely with the aspect of movement. Gudrun Kemsa is one of the foremost photography and video artists working in Germany today. She lives and works in Dusseldorf and has been professor of »Moving Images and Photography« at the Hochschule Niederrhein in Krefeld since 2001. She has shown works in international exhibitions and festivals and is represented in several private and public collections.

Editor: Martin Hochleitner
Authors: Martin Hochleitner, Matthias Harder
Artists: Gudrun Kemsa

Hardcover
30 x 22 cm
88 pages
57 color ills.
German/English
available
ISBN 978-3-86828-149-1
30 Euro
2010