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Berlin-based photographer Felix Lammers and visagist Yasmin Heinz, who lives in London, are celebrating the publication of their photo book ‘Utopians – Visionary People’, a creative snapshot of our time and its longing.
Over 200 pages of striking portraits of pioneering individuals from the worlds of art, culture, and science, who share their unique utopian visions with readers. These aesthetic icons and groundbreaking innovators represent various areas including activism, architecture, fashion, film, nature, music, science, sports, and street art. Among them are acclaimed actors Clemens Schick and Albrecht Schuch, comedic genius Gayle Tufts, the cult DJs Itamar Asher and Cosmic Caz as well as the energetic Twiin Dance Company, the vibrant Ukrainian Cultural Community of Berlin, and the inspiring Paralympic Champion Florence Garrett.
The project by the creatives unfolded across two distinct locations, Berlin and London, capturing the urban atmosphere of these two melting pots and documenting the lives of their protagonists during a time of radical transitions.
Felix Lammers: “As a portrait photographer, I am always fascinated with capturing the magic moment when the nature of a person reveals itself. Throughout my international career, I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with highly talented people. Whether for campaigns with high-end clients in the fashion and beauty industry or editorials for prestigious magazines, I love working in teams. Yasmin and I, through our a long-term collaboration, have developed a deep creative synergy and created many impressive images. Our latest venture ‘Utopians’ takes this dynamic to a whole new level.”
Yasmin Heinz: “Having lived and worked as a makeup artist in New York and Paris, I am based in London. I love to be among those out there, the so-called outsider creative street artists known for breaking boundaries. It was amazing to meet all these visionary people during our new project. Transforming them into utopian artworks was the biggest challenge for me.”
Book presentation & signing: Friday, 15 March 2024, 6pm – 10pm
Attending the event: Thomas Bading, Albrecht Schuch, Lazlo Fanning among others
Location: The Lovers & Leaders Space, Torstraße 101, 10119 Berlin
‘Utopians – Visionary People’ by Felix Lammers & Yasmin Heinz
Design: Printkultur (Munich, Germany), preface: Joachim Baldauf, interview: Melissa Moore, retouch: Valentina D’Ettore, size: 18 x 27 cm, large softcover, approx. 200 pages, price: 45 EUR, ISBN: 978-3-9824241-94, limited edition of 600 copies. The book can be ordered at: www.utopians.land.
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04.03.2024
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Berlin’s CHAUSSEE 36 Photo Foundation presents ‘Tokyo Is Yours’ – the first exhibition by Australian photographer Meg Hewitt in Germany (18.11.2023 – 27.01.2024).
‘Tokyo is Yours’ is a black & white series created in Tokyo between 2015 and 2017. Of particular interest to Meg Hewitt is life on the streets of Tokyo. The scenes have cinematic qualities. People meet, odd situations arise and disappear just as quickly. Meg Hewitt, born 1973 in Sydney, studied sculpture, painting and media. Since 2010, she has devoted her life to photography.
The cycle shows Hewitt’s deep reflection on Japan, and particularly, the uncertainties and fragility after the catastrophe in Fukushima. The ecological disaster of 2011 almost led to the evacuation of Tokyo, a city with more than thirteen million inhabitants. The title ‘Tokyo Is Yours’ was taken from graffiti written on a city wall.
Meg travelled to Japan seven times between 2015 and 2017. Each day, she would walk around town for twelve hours at a time, going on strolls through parks, stopping by bars at night or the zoo… and even traveling to Fukushima or visiting the waterfront. She captured the small details that spontaneously caught her attention and portrayed the locals she encountered. The fact that she can neither speak or read Japanese, nor understand conversations, gave her a feeling of absolute freedom and creativity. The people she met and the scenes she experienced were thus transformed into symbols, archetypes and metaphors.
With her photos, Meg Hewitt explores the space between things, memories, interhuman relationships and fear. She often photographs at night with flash, which enables her to isolate her subject from any context. The silver film used accentuates the contrasts of the black tones when the film is developed. As a result of their unique aesthetic, the photographs appear as if the surrounding space were closing in, inducing a feeling of psychological pressure. Photographer Daido Moriyama, whom Meg Hewitt credits as a source of inspiration, describes her photos as ‘dangerous’.
Meg Hewitt was chosen as the finalist for the Australian Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for contemporary photography, the Head On Award, the Lensculture Street Photography Awards, the Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women as well as a silver medal from des Prix de la Photographie, Paris, in 2016 and a medal at the Tokyo International Foto Competition in 2018.
Book Tip : Her book ‘Tokyo Is Yours’ (first Edition 2017, Nayana Press Denmark) contains 68 photographs. And on the photographer’s website, the book is also available with an A5 edition.
The exhibition was curated by Anne Clergue and organized in cooperation with Galerie Anne Clergue in Arles, France.
CHAUSSEE 36 PHOTO FOUNDATION
Chausseestraße 36, 10115 Berlin
www.chaussee36.photography
Wednesday – Saturday, 1pm – 6pm | Admission: free
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30.11.2023
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