discussing photography
may 2010
central week
17–22 may
»Do you see me?« refers to the relationship between artists, those portrayed by them and the viewer. The works by painter Caroline von Grone, photographers Frank Höhle and Oliver Godow and artist Melanie Manchot, who works with film, draw the viewer into a dynamic web of glances and observations. The exhibition reflects upon aspects of how the different media influence our perception and how we ourselves become involved in the constellations of extraneous staging, self- presentation, deliberation and observation. In the process, not just the »image« of the person depicted becomes the focal point. The surrounding area, be it staged, imaginary or real, also plays a role as a constitutive element of the picture, setting or central motif. The background of Caroline von Grone’s situational works, for example, is the courtyard of the gallery.
www.galerie-m-bochum.de/do-you-see-me
Frank Höhle, Zwei junge Frauen, 2010,
C-Print, 96 × 120 cm
Frank Höhle, Portrait II, III ( 4tlg. Serie), 2008, C-Print, 128 × 178 cm
Melanie Manchot, Kiss, 2009, Filmstills,
1 Kanal, 16 mm Film übertragen auf HD,
10 Min
Melanie Manchot, Fight, 2009, Filmstills, 1 Kanal, 16 mm Filmübertragen auf HD
Caroline von Grone, Doro, 2009/10, aus der Serie Fensterbilder Bochum, Portrait-Malaktion in der Galerie m Bochum, Öl auf Leinwand, 110 × 154 cm
Oliver Godow: Lush II, 2004/2005,
C-Print,
50 × 50 cm
Oliver Godow, VIP 212, 2004/2005, C-Print,
50 × 50 cm
