Modell-Naturen in der zeitgenössischen Fotografie

The exhibition Models of Nature in Contemporary Photography explores the boundaries between construct and reality, between the artificial and the natural, confronting us as viewers with the issues of manipulation, imitation, and our own perceptions. The spectrum of works on view ranges from images of so-called “pure nature” to the unnatural, including nature in the urban realm and as a backdrop for historical events. The aestheticization of nature in art and its reformatting into an artistic composition are at the center of the artistic approaches of the works. Even though these images deal with illusions, that is mimetic deceptions, they are no less real than replicated reality. The model invites us to a parallel world where time seems to stand still—a world that we investigate, question, and wonder at, a place where we can always get lost, especially since it offers an alternate experience to the loud, fast, and often overwhelming world around us.