Ronny Behnert
Torii (Series)
DESCRIPTION
Evidence of Shintoism and Buddhism - the most common religions in Japan - can be found in every corner of the country. Shrines and torii (traditional Japanese gates commonly found at the entrance to Shinto shrines, marking the transition from mundane to sacred spaces) can be seen in the remotest of locations, from the middle of the Pacific Ocean to the highest mountains and the deepest forests.
Most of the time I use neutral density filters to force long exposures and keep my work minimalist in style. Some of my exposures last five minutes or more, which makes any distracting elements in the water or sky disappear - the longer the exposure, the clearer the photograph.
AUTHOR
Ronny Behnert was born in Luckenwalde, a small city in the south of Berlin, Germany. Since 1989 he lives and works in Berlin but during this time he had his second home in Frankfurt am Main and on the island of Sylt too, where he spent two years.
He has been actively working on photography since January 2007. Behnert founded in 2010 his project „Håggard Photography“ and works for various newspapers and magazines but while continuously developing his skills and knowledge, Ronny never wants to give up his amateur spirit. To find himself back in his artworks he tries to spend as much time as it`s possible to explore the world.
Exhibitions:
2016 | Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
2015 | Gallery Fototreppe, Hanau, Germany, SOLO
2013 | Galerie der jungen Pächter, Berlin, Germany
2012 | Gallery F37, Berlin Germany
2012 | Oskar-Kokoschka-Haus, Pöchlarn, Austria
2011 | Horizonte Zingst Photo Festival, Zingst, Germany
2010 | Town & Country, Berlin, Germany, SOLO
2010 | Rantum, Island of Sylt, Germany
2009 | Sonntagsclub, Berlin, Germany, SOLO
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