Collage: links, Yana Wernicke, aus der Serie „Companions“; rechts, Saskia Groneberg, Zoo Vogel Penarth.

Bilder der Natur – Tiere, Pflanzen und wie wir sie sehen

Welche Geschichten erzählen wir über die Natur und welche erzählt sie über uns? In FOTOTREFF #43 sprachen Yana Wernicke und Saskia Groneberg über ihre fotografischen Arbeiten, die sich mit der Beziehung des Menschen zur Natur befassen. Mit ihren künstlerischen Fotografien eröffnen beide neue Perspektiven auf unser Miteinander mit Tieren, Pflanzen und Landschaften. Collage: (links) Yana Wernicke, aus der Serie “Companions”; (rechts) Saskia Groneberg, Zoo Vogel Penarth.

#41

Saturday, 29 June 2024 | 19:00

Photobook Strategies - Claudio Pogo, Magdalena Wysocka (Outer Space Press) & Chantal Seitz

Photography and book format complement each other in many creative ways. From self-published zines to artist’s books in very small editions to elaborately produced splendid volumes. Sequenced and bound images exert a special fascination on authors and audiences. At FOTOTREFF #41 the artist duo Claudio Pogo and Magdalena Wysocka (Outer Space Press) talked with artist, photographer and photo editor Chantal Seitz about their motivation for, experience with and passion for...

5Q2 - Yana Wernicke

Yana Wernicke is a German photographer. Her work often revolves around the photographic depiction of animals and humankind’s relationship to nature and other beings. In 2023 she published her book...

#42

7 Dec 2024

Exhibiting Photography: Present Perspectives

Die 42. Ausgabe des FOTOTREFF Berlin fand in Hamburg statt – in Kooperation mit dem Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Unter dem Titel Exhibiting Photography: Present Perspectives sprachen Nadine Isabelle...

Daniel Blochwitz, geboren 1973 in Ilmenau, Kunsthistoriker/Kurator, lebt in Zürich. Am 7.1.20 in der Wörther Straße, Foto (c) Ulrich Wüst, 2020

5Q2 - Daniel Blochwitz

Daniel Blochwitz is a Swiss-based photography specialist, working foremost as curator, but also as author, lecturer and advisor. He has organized a number of well-received solo and group exhibitions in...

#41

29 Jun 2024

Photobook Strategies - Claudio Pogo, Magdalena Wysocka (Outer Space Press) & Chantal Seitz

Portrait von Josef Chladek, lächelnd, mit Brille

5Q2 - Josef Chladek

Josef Chladek lebt und arbeitet in Wien, Österreich, und entwickelt eine private Bibliothek für (Foto-)Bücher. Auf josefchladek.com stellt er diese Bücher in einem virtuellen Bücherregal vor. Im Vorfeld von FOTOTREFF...

Julia Kochetova © Roman Matkov, 110th Mechanized Brigade

#40

16 Mar 2024

War at a Distance

The 40th edition of FOTOTREFF, titled War at a Distance, focused on images of war: their production, mediation and reception. Our perception of wars and conflicts is usually shaped not...

Tobias Kappel, Mamma Roma (48:48), DVD-Rip, 2019, Screenshot, 1280 x 800 pixel

#39

2 Dec 2023

ERROR! Fehler in der Fotografie

Die Künstlerin Alina Frieske und der Künstler Tobias Kappel diskutierten die Rolle des Fehlers, der Abweichung und des Zufalls in der kreativen Arbeit. Ein Abend über die Potenziale von (Im-)Perfektion,...

Writing about Photography - a survey

We don’t just like talking about photography – here on this website, we, as you know, also want to write about photography. Which in a way seems much harder as...

#38

7 Oct 2023

Fotografie und Nachhaltigkeit

Zu Gast bei FOTOTREFF #38 waren Susanne Kriemann, Künstlerin und Professorin für Künstlerische Fotografie (HfG Karlsruhe, bis 2023), und Lena Fließbach, freie Kuratorin und Autorin. Sie sprachen über die vielseitige...

#37

17 Jun 2023

Materialfragen. Beyond the Frame.

For FOTOTREFF #37, we have invited artists Alex Grein (Düsseldorf) and Rachel de Joode (Berlin) to share their artistic practices and experimental approaches to the medium of photography. Through their...

part of #37

SHOW + TELL: Massimiliano Corteselli

Work from our last call was presented during the SHOW + TELL. Berlin-based photographer and photographer Massimiliano Corteselli talked about Contrapasso, a work in progress. (Photo: from Contrapasso, an ongoing...

5Q2 - Pixy Liao

In December 2020, Pixy Liao was working on building a cult – or was she? In our format 5 questions to (5Q2) we talk to the artists of our Instagram...

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left: Saskia Groneberg, from the series "Büropfla

left: Alfred Ehrhardt Zwei liegende Zicklein, Tier

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right: Saskia Groneberg, from the series „Stones, Trees, Turtles“

A lesser-known selection of contact prints from Alfred Ehrhardt's @aestiftung delicate photographs of plants and animal children in dialog with the works of artists Saskia Groneberg @saskiagroneberg and Yana Wernicke @yanawernicke .

Alfred Ehrhardt (1901–1984) was known as a photographer, documentary filmmaker, and a prominent figure in the New Objectivity movement. His photographic work most prominently explores the themes of "nature" and the "construct of the natural."

Saskia Groneberg and Yana Wernicke were the guests of FOTOTREFF #43 on February 08, 2025 on the topic "Images of Nature – Animals, Plants and How We See Them". With their artistic photographs, both open up new perspectives on our interaction with animals, plants and landscapes.

You can find more info on the artists and the event on the website of @fototreffberlin .

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left: Yana Wernicke, Untitled right: Alfred Ehrhar

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