Exhibition
Beyond the Photographic: Heinz Hajek-Halke´s Light Graphic & new Pioneers
3 Mar 2023 – 29 Apr 2023
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 13:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 13:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 13:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 13:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Free admission
Address
- Chausseestraße 36
- Berlin
Berlin - 10115
- Germany
On the occasion of the European Month of Photography in March 2023 in Berlin, the Heinz Hajek-Halke Estate presents its first exhibition at CHAUSSEE 36 PHOTO FOUNDATION.
About
The group show Beyond the Photographic is dedicated to the light graphics by photographer Heinz Hajek-Halke (1898 - 1983) in dialogue with contemporary artists.
Hajek-Halke is one of the most relevant experimental German photographers of the 20th century. With the invention of light graphics early 1950s, created without the camera and in the darkroom, he transcended the limits of photographic technique to achieve abstraction.
Hajek-Halke's light graphics influenced a generation of experimental photographers. But, to what extent are they still relevant today and how can we interpret abstract images in the digital age?
The exhibition presents Hajek-Halke's light graphics in a contemporary context with the works of the new pioneers of abstract and experimental photography. In addition to analogue photograms by Jana Dillo and Hanno Otten, digital collages by Daisuke Yokota and computer-generated body paintings by Banz & Bowinkel can be discovered, as well as individual software – also known as custom software – by Casey Reas.
Artists: Banz & Bowinkel, Jana Dillo, Heinz Hajek-Halke, Hanno Otten, Casey Reas and Daisuke Yokota
Curated by: Mathilde Leroy
In cooperation with: Simone Klein, Cologne
Special opening hours EMOP opening days: Saturday – Sunday, 1-7 pm
