EN PASSANT
Photographs by Manfred Paul
Photographs by Manfred Paul
10.09.2015 till 18.12.2015
Opening: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 6-9 pm
Opening speach: Dr Catherine Nichols, 7pm
Concept: Marc Barbey and Antonio Panetta
Curated by Antonio Panetta
The exhibition shows women’s legs photographed by Manfred Paul between 1986 and 1990. This cycle was created “en passant”, passing by, and almost exclusively in Berlin. The legs present themselves in nylon or naked, standing or elegantly crossed, entirely visible or in graphically appearing details.
These works were never shown before. They will be completed with still life and portrait cycles of Paul, including photographs of Wolfram A. Scheffler and Sascha Anderson.
The exhibition is curated by Antonio Panetta, artistic director of Collection Regard.
Extracts of the essay by Hubertus von Amelunxen:
“The women’s legs are what make these images, their beauty and concupiscence. Manfred Paul’s art lies not in merely pursuing voyeurism and making an image of longing, lust or cupidity, but in
maintaining a tender distance when looking, viewing.”
“The images have a manifest sensuality, it is there, quietly, unobtrusively, in the images, awakened like a silent longing, or as Kierkegaard puts it with reference to Mozart, the ‘pulse beat
of longing’”.
“The format is determined by the women’s legs; spaces plummet, disappear, the legs remain.“
Press Release
The exhibition is accompanied by Manfred Paul’s new book "Manfred Paul, En Passant: 1986–1990"
Essay by Hubertus von Amelunxen
80 Pages, 34 b&w Pictures in Triplex
Hard cover
German - English
Published by Spector Books Leipzig
Price 36,00€ (incl. 7% VAT)