DESCRIPTION
Seeing Things (Book Project)
Berlin. Layers. Everything superimposed, everything next to each other. The World Headquarter of Evil mutates into a Capital of the Libertarians. In Berlin everything is still there and shows up in interference patterns.
Make long detours on purpose, get out in an area of Berlin that you don't know and just keep on walking. And when you walk familiar paths, try to perceive the paths differently.
You may feel the Genius Loci when you wander the streets of Berlin aimlessly. Try not to look directly, try to look out of the corner of your eye. Don’t focus too hard.
And sometimes, when the God of the Streets of Berlin is kind to you, you see his signs and wonders, altars and offerings, his high priestesses and priests. Then shoot.
AUTHOR
Martin Kesting lives and works in Berlin Neukölln. In his sculptures and installations, found objects and materials formed by the elements are often combined with photographs and text. He is interested in impermanence, intermediate states, traces and structures. For several years he has worked on a long term series about Berlin in which he uses, among other things, excavated WWII bomb debris. He exhibits since 2014, publishes photo books and creates jewellery. He is a member of the Berlin artist group tunnel19.
Solo Shows
"Fundamentals", 48 Stunden Neukölln, Berlin, 2014
"godfood", Fincan, Berlin, 2014
"art-e-facts" 48 Stunden Neukölln, Berlin, 2015
„New Jerusalem“ 48 Stunden Neukölln, Berlin, 2016
„The Wheel“, 48 Stunden Neukölln, Berlin, 2017
"monkey mind", with Petra Blank, Photo Book Release, Galerie Zucker, Darmstadt, 2018
„Austerlitz“ 48 Stunden Neukölln, Berlin, 2019
“The Wheel”, Photo Book Release, tunnel 19 Studio, Berlin, 2020
“Seeing Things / Lua Mater”, tunnel 19 Studio, 2021
„Tutto rotto“, with Lenka Kesting, tunnel 19 Studio, Berlin, 2022
„SARA-LA-KÂLI “, with Lenka Kesting, tunnel 19 Studio, Berlin, 2023
Awards
Urban Photo Award 2020, Shortlist
Fine Art Photo Award 2021, Nominée
Paris Photo Prize 2021 (Bronze Medal)
Urban Photo Award 2022, Longlist
Fine Art Photo Award 2023, Nominée
