Conceptual nominee

"Protective Masks" – "Hong Kong Orchid" – "Wood" – "Fur" – "Razor Wire"

Although still committed to high aesthetic standards, in most Josef Dreisörner’s still lifes do not focus on aesthetic issues. Rather, in his still lifes he sees himself obligated – also as an artist – to take a stand on socially relevant issues. The choice of this subject must indeed be considered as unusual. The fact that the viewer initially reacts in a disturbed manner is a matter of calculation. Only a longer engagement with the work reveals on the one hand the theme that moves the artist, on the other hand it deliberately leaves room for interpretation and should invite further discussion.

Such pictorial statements are mainly realized by so-called large format cameras. Among others, Josef Dreisörner uses a Klimsch Praktika repro / process camera built in 1957 with a film format of up to 50x60 cm.

Direct exposures on black and white positive photo paper.
Camera type: Klimsch Praktika, Process / Reproduction Camera (Year of construction: 1957).
Lense: Rodenstock Klimsch Apo-Ronar 1:9 f=600mm
Camera Format: 60×60 cm
Film Format: 50×60 cm

Josef Dreisörner (born 1967)
Living in Munich, Germany
Mediadesigner, Photo Artist

When encountering the works of Josef Dreisörner, one discovers an artistic position in which conceptual creativity is combined with craftsmanship. Just as the act of creating a picture is an active process, so is the process that his pictures set in motion in the eye of the beholder. Seeing goes beyond simple representational recognition to become a productive process of perception. The themes of his works are immediately recognizable and immediately understandable even without a legend, as his pictures tell a clear story that is open to interpretation.

His KLIMSCH UNIKAT portrait shots yield perspectives of the human visage with downright surgical precision. In most of his still lifes, his concern as an artist is to draw the viewer's attention to socially relevant issues. Such pictorial statements are mainly realized by so-called large format cameras. Of particular note is the Klimsch Praktika reproduction / process camera built in 1957 with a film format of up to 50×60 cm (20×24 Inch). Photographs are taken analogue on black-and-white film or with direct exposure on black-and-white positive photo paper. The captures on film are realized by means of the Palladium /Platinum Print