The photos were made in different biotopes of Germany’s most water-rich state, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: lakes, ditches, and so-called kettles. These bodies of water were mostly created when the ice sheet receded at the end of the last ice age and thus mark the beginning of the very civilization that Schink dissects in his photography. Schink worked with an underwater camera, yet he did not dive. Thus he could merely guess what was visible through the viewfinder. In a very confined space, he reveals unknown and almost archaic landscapes. His pictures distort the actual proportions, creating a mysterious miniature world with sculptural character.
Fotografie
07. July 2024 - 22. September 2024
Hans-Christian Schink: Under Water
Opening: Sunday, July 7.th, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Fotografie
Hans-Christian Schink: Under Water
Opening: Sunday, July 7.th, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Unter Wasser #17
© Hans-Christian Schink
"Under Water" is both a radical break and a consistent continuation of Hans-Christian Schink’s previous work. Known for his precisely composed large-format photographs, his new body of work constitutes a radical change in his photographic method because he accepts chance as a factor in the image making process.