Regina Anzenberger »Roots & Bonds«
At our Collector's Room we currently show a selection of Regina Anzenberger's works from her series 'Roots & Bonds'.
„It all started with a tree in the winter forest that particularly caught my eye during one of my walks with my dog Shakeera. I kept going back there over an entire year and photographed the tree in every season. What especially fascinated me were the vines which elegantly wound themselves down to the ground from a branch, creating an image of endless bonds. The forest as the source of inspiration and energy for all creativity, the roots and bonds became my theme." (Regina Anzenberger)
exhibition goes from September 4 - October 30, 2020
opening hours: Wednesday to Friday from 12 – 6 pm or on appointment
Long Fridays: 4.9., 11.9., 18.9., 2.10., 16.10., 23.10.2020 – 12 to 8 pm
Gerhard Trumler »The Land before Winter«
Opening: September 4, 2020 from 6 to 9 pm
exhibition goes from September 4 - October 30, 2020
opening hours: Wednesday to Friday from 12 – 6 pm or on appointment
Long Fridays: 4.9., 11.9., 18.9., 2.10., 16.10., 23.10.2020 – 12 to 8 pm
Artist Talk and Brunch: 10 October 2020 from 11 am to 2 pm
With this exhibition by the Austrian photographer Gerhard Trumler, born in 1937, the AnzenbergerGallery is featuring another master of classic black-and-white photography. Through several excellent vintage prints prepared by the photographer himself, the daily life of farmers in the rugged cultural landscape of the Waldviertel is portrayed in a poetic way. In Trumler's photographs, we are introduced to a mythical region, getting glimpses into houses there, and discovering unique characters.
Trumler spent his early youth in the Waldviertel and the photographic documentation of rural culture has always been a theme in his photographic work. In this series, the essence of his work is particularly notable, as well as the influence on him by great American photographers such as Edward Weston, Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz and even Ansel Adams.
Trumler presents his dream landscape – which he knows better than almost anyone else – with great passion and masterful technique, capturing a vanishing region. Such a detailed and extremely elaborate historical documentation during the last quarter of the 20th century will probably not occur again in Austria, as Trumler's work creates an important foundation for the understanding and knowledge of rural life and nature, both now and for future generations.