Ocean FrontWalk
Los Angeles!
The city of dreams. No other place in the world stands for opportunities like LA. The home of the stars. From Marilyn Monroe to Brad Pitt - Hollywood has always been a symbol of success. Despite this fame and glamour, the strong desire for freedom gave birth to a unique subculture.
Modern skateboarding emerged in the 1970s during a severe drought, when surfers began experimenting with riding skateboards in empty swimming pools. The “Zephyr Skateboarding Team” was formed by local teens and surf shop owners in the Venice Beach and Santa Monica areas. These two beach neighborhoods became known as "Dogtown".
Since then, the sport of skateboarding developed into a global trend that became Olympic and inspires a whole generation. Nowadays, global players like “Louis Vuitton” and “Nike” include urban culture in their marketing and designs.
I accompanied the successors of the legendary “Dogtown” skaters for a few months and captured their everyday life in “Venice Beach Skatepark”.
Exhibition
09.03.- 19.03.2023 | TRIBES | Tieckstr. 1 |
Berlin-Mitte
Exhibition
14.04.- 04.05.2023 | Blume.Art | Breite Strasse 48
32657 Lemgo
Exhibition
06.05.- 14.05.2023 | ARTY FARTY Gallery | Lichtstraße 15 | 50825 Köln
Exhibition
01.11.- 01.03.2023 | MoGrade | Griebenowstraße 5 | 10435 Berlin
Everyday Symphony
In "Everyday Symphony", the cityscape of Los Angeles transforms into a vibrant orchestration of shape, color, and light. Each photograph captures a single facade, and within it, the world unfolds in three distinct movements: the base, the facade, and the sky. The base grounds us: a foundation of texture and weight.
The facade soars, a masterpiece of symmetry and geometric rhythm, where lines, windows, and patterns dance together to create a visual symphony. And above, the sky breathes, a fleeting counterpoint of light and atmosphere that completes the harmony.
I'm absolutely enthralled by the way these facades dance on the edge of form and color, the way they subtly echo a composer's meticulous structuring. It's like everyday architecture takes on a life of its own, resonating with the music of stillness. These images transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, and the city itself sings. A quiet, visual symphony waiting to be discovered.
