Stephan Reichmann

Berlin at second or even third glance, and then, snap, a photo of that moment. I have been living and working in the German capital for many years, and every now and then I capture in a photograph what it means to me.

For this 54-part series, I used animal motifs by the Brazilian artist Solange Pessoa and transposed them into a Berlin setting. I discovered Pessoa’s work in the current exhibition at the Fondation Cartier on Rue de Rivoli in Paris, and I knew straight away that I had to incorporate it into my own work.

And as you can see, you can’t see a thing!
Because: I have neither the inclination, nor the time, nor the money for a legal battle over copyright.
All 54 artworks made with china ink on photograph of 12,5 x 19 cm are stored in a sealed box and may only be viewed and shown after 70 years have elapsed, i.e. from 2095 onwards. You could also call it a ‘time capsule’. This series was created alongside two other groups of works:
Réveillon sur Paris
and
Maman, regarde !