Art

Frank Brechter’s hyperrealistic works depict fragments of everyday life as though viewed through a magnifying glass, such as cigarette ends, food, cutlery, and blister packs of tablets. In this interview, the artist explains why these ordinary items hold such fascination for him and how he sees them with a critical eye.

Olaf Holzapfel has created a walk-in sculpture entitled ‘Parlament’ for the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt am Main, which serves as a metaphor for the search for order in our fragmented present. Through this creative endeavour, he invites discussion on the interrelationships between people, technology and nature.

By balancing documentary precision with artistic interpretation, photographer Hans Georg Esch offers a fresh perspective on architecture. In this interview, you’ll discover why he believes that capturing images from unconventional angles is so important, and how he manages to see familiar places – from Cologne to Pompeii – in a new light through the lens of his camera.

In her work, the artist Sinta Werner fragments architecture, explores the space between reality and representation, and creates new interpretations of spatiality. In this interview, she explains how she challenges our visual habits.

Laurent Kronental’s photography offers a unique perspective on urban spaces, where architecture transcends mere structures. In his work, he combines technical precision with a deeply empathetic gaze that captures the human and social layers hidden behind the facades.

Artist duo Christo and Jeanne Claude achieved international fame with their spectacular ‘wrapping’ projects, pushed the boundaries in the process and giving us new ways of seeing things. Now Christo Javacheff has died in New York City at the age of 84.

The objects by Studio Brynjar & Veronika cannot easily be pigeonholed under labels such as “design” or “art”; they are in a category that is entirely their own. “We are continually trying breaking away from predefined patterns,” says the duo.