Robert Mann Gallery Announces The Representation of Jörn Vanhöfen
Robert Mann Gallery has announced the representation of Jörn Vanhöfen.
About the artists: In his disquieting landscapes, Jörn Vanhöfen's work is characterized by elements whose sublime renderings betray their sometimes disturbing reality. Stunning in their visual appeal and the artfulness of the photographer's craft, the images which comprise the series Aftermath depict a world unsettled. Traveling the globe over, Vanhöfen arrives at pictures that capture the remnants of civilizations transformed by the pursuit of growth and wealth. While his subject matter is often marked by human intervention (often destructive) in the landscape, stylistic nuances provoke sensations of delight as well as anxiety, and in some instances - even hope. Vanhöfen's images extend beyond more familiar conceptions of post-New Topographics landscape photography.
Not simply documents, these grand images function as visual metaphors, allegories of architecture and the complex dynamic between nature and culture. The final prints are infused with a delicate appreciation for the subtleties achieved by chemical (as opposed to digital) printing.
An accomplished artist, curator, writer and professor, Jörn Vanhöfen was born in Dinslaken, Germany. He studied photography at the University of Essen and at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig, where he earned his Master of Arts degree.
Vanhöfen's work has been exhibited Internationally, including in Berlin, Lisbon, Madrid, Mexico City, Rome, Tokyo and Zurich.
He lives in Berlin, Germany and Cape Town, South Africa.
For more information, please visit Jörn Vanhöfen's profile on the Robert Mann Gallery website.
