Artist Talk with Inga Kerber: “Trends in Photography Today”
Sat 26 Sep 2015, 7 pm
Goethe Institut
From Goethe Institut:
Which trends can be indicated in photography and what will be the progression of contemporary photography? Within an artist talk on September 26 at 7 PM, artist-in-residence Inga Kerber discusses the trends of contemporary photography with the award-winning photo artist Maika Elan and the well-known visual artist Nguyen The Son and compares the current situation of Germany and Vietnam.
Inga Kerber explores the reproductive potential of photography as well as classic subjects and motifs. Under the title “Cliché of a Landscape”, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi exhibits the photographic works of Inga Kerber from 17 September to 4 October.
Maika Elan started her career in the field of fashion photography. Her first documentary project “The Pink Choice” is dealing with homosexual couples. The project won several awards, especially the World Press Photo Prize, amongst others.
Since 2012, artist Nguyen The Son has been working as a lecturer at the University of Fine Arts Vietnam and has been represented in many group – and solo exhibitions. His latest project “8m²” addresses the life and living environment of the migration workers in Vietnam.
Free admission.
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