Felix Friedmann

Felix Friedmann
LUIS BARRAGAN CUADRA SAN CRISTOBAL AND MORE

Felix Friedmann shows his own subjective interpretation of the reality in his works. He wants to be real, authentic and as close as possible to the viewer’s perception.

The Leica aesthetics with its inherent softness and depth as well as the proximity to 3D is perceptible in most of the photographies shown. More like a painting, the works play with light and the series of works shown in the main room are the best practice of how negatively exposed films turn to be much softer in appeal.

The work moonlight residential and the wall was only possible due to the full moon light so that the shadows of the wall could be seen in the darkness.

The whole series was photographed within a 12 hour shoot on the 4th of December 2017. noon till midnight, some shots lit by moonlight. The purpose of the shoot was photographing this incredibly stunning and magical site for a book alongside a solo show of artworks by Sean Scully curated by Oscar Humphries.

Triggered by a process of existential questions, doubts, surprises and emotions, Felix Friedmann’s work provokes new questions regarding indecisions and uncertainties. Human traces, legacies between appreciation and claim of dominance up to exploitation, direct the viewer’s attention to the unmistakable and previously ignored.

The perceived world seems to become thre stage on which the game of life is played. His pictures remain cautiously abstract like individual words that enable the viewer to discover his own stories, big or small.

Stories in which no conclusive answer can be found, but which are characterized by the open end and the tension of the unknown of suspense and speculation.

Felix Friedmann’s works often seem closer to painting than to clear photography. The choice of motivs remains strongly inspired by everyday life.

Recurring and repetitive moments that are the same but still differ from one another due to their unique atmosphere. The viewer quickly feels familiar with the picture, but however notices that it has not been seen in this way. Perhaps it is precisely those things that Felix Friedmann is able to capture in his photographies, which are easily overlooked in everyday life due to their lightness, but which come to the fore in Friedmann ́s artistic representation.

The Carte Blanche #3 is a selction of Felix Friedmann’s vast oeuvre.

This space is dedicated to showcasing contemporary artistic perspectives, offering both local and international artists the opportunity to exhibit their work through a hybrid format: an online virtual gallery alongside a physical exhibition space located within Aurora.