NRW Forum „Out of Sight. Andreas Gefeller“

March 3 – May 14 2023

The exhibition is curated by Judith Winterhager, NRW-Forum Düsseldorf.

We would like to thank Dr Stephanie and Wolfgang Bohn such as Heiner Wemhöner for their support of the exhibition.

Andreas Gefeller challenges visual perception: categories such as large and small, light and dark, coloured and colourless are redefined, while the relationship to reality is constantly changing. His way of working includes collaging together individual digital images, using long, short and overexposures, and taking shots at night as well as from great heights and unusual perspectives. In this way, he draws out hidden images from seemingly familiar locations. Stage-like snapshots of holiday resorts at night, constructed views of urban spaces, and cityscapes drowned in light encapsulate the phenomena of modern society. In this search for traces of human influence, civilization is revealed, although humans themselves remain absent.

Andreas Gefeller examines the human environment and reveals unknown worlds. The Düsseldorf-based photographer explores our technologized society and human-dominated nature. The exhibition includes 60 works spanning his entire oeuvre from 2000 to the present.