Archive Hatje Cantz Verlag | Vera Lutter

For Her Unique Photographs, Vera Lutter (*1960 In Kaiserslautern) Makes Use Of Technology That Was First Described By Aristotle: The Camera Obscura. Light Is Projected Through A Tiny Hole Into A Darkened Room, Producing An Upside-Down, Reverse Image Of The Exterior World In The Interior. In A Process That Can Last For Days, Weeks, Or Even Months, Lutter Exposes Light-Sensitive Material To Capture Haunting, Uncanny Images On Large-Format Negatives; They Encompass Not Just One Point In Time But An Entire Period Of Time, Thus Calling Into Question The Documentary Value Of Photography.

Besides Black-And-White Photographs, This Elaborately Produced Volume Also Presents Two Of The Artist’S New Projects: In The Moon Series And One Day, A Twenty-Four-Hour Video And Sound Installation, She Again Examines The Origin Of Light And The Role It Plays In Our Understanding Of The Notion Of Time.



Exhibition Schedule: Carré D’Art, Nîmes, June 6–September 16, 2012