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300608: The man and his doing
Camera Austria: Hans van der Meer – Work and play
The man and his doing
Camera Austria is showing a carefully chosen retrospective of works by the Dutch photographer and artist Hans van der Meer, the majority of whose works depict photos on or about football.
Van der Meer mainly creates series, usually setting out from one single photograph. His well-known football series show this clearly. In one of them the match-scenario concentrates on the keeper, standing somewhat lonely in front his goal, anticipating a manoeuvre by the opposing team. Van der Meer also emphasizes the surrounding landscape, which is definitely part of the motif, but never dwindles into a kitschy cliché.
In addition to the photographs, videos, and publications about football, works showing his craftsmanship and the process behind his creations are also displayed – a series created by van der Meer between 1991 and 1993. In “Quirk of Fate” (1986), created in Budapest, the artist focuses his attention on human beings. Capturing and portraying body language is an essential element of van der Meer’s work. His remarkable power of observation is at all times convincing – be it in his series on football, on people or on animals. The photos develop out of the artist’s sensitive, humorous view – the twinkle in his eye being omnipresent.
Camera Austria
8020 Graz, Kunsthaus Graz, Lendkai 1, until 31.08.2008
www.camera-austria.at
Mehr Texte von translated and summarized by: Liz Wollner-Grandville
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300608
Camera Austria
8020 Graz, Kunsthaus Graz, Lendkai 1
Tel: +43(0) 316/ 81 555 00, Fax: +43(0) 316/ 81 555 09
Email: office@camera-austria.at
http://www.camera-austria.at
Öffnungszeiten: Di-Sa 10-17 h
Camera Austria
8020 Graz, Kunsthaus Graz, Lendkai 1
Tel: +43(0) 316/ 81 555 00, Fax: +43(0) 316/ 81 555 09
Email: office@camera-austria.at
http://www.camera-austria.at
Öffnungszeiten: Di-Sa 10-17 h
