| Abstrakt: |
In Cologne, the background of the exhibition Analogies of the Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur Köln is the Siegerland region and the town of Siegen. The exhibition presents three photographers side by side, who were born in this region and for whom the mining industry was dominant in their lives. The first pictures of Peter Weller, August Sander and Bernd Becher were taken in this countryside. They did not know each other personally, yet the two older photographers had a great influence on the work of the young Bernd and Hilla Becher, who are known worldwide today as the founders of the Düsseldorf School. The concept of the exhibition was provided by a common initial space, which gave an opportunity to explore interesting parallels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
