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Wim Wenders: Places, Strange and Quiet Exhibition of Photography at OstLicht Gallery

Discover Wenders' evocative large-format photographs, capturing deserted landscapes and the silent poetry of forgotten locations.

This page details the Wim Wenders: Places, Strange and Quiet exhibition, showcasing forty large-format photographs. Wenders' works explored inconspicuous, often deserted locales encountered during his four decades of travel. The collection conveys a subtle melancholy and highlights the quiet poetry in forgotten places and architecture. It offers insight into the acclaimed director's unique photographic vision.

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Exhibition summary

OstLicht Gallery presented 'Places, Strange and Quiet,' featuring forty large-format photographs by Wim Wenders from the last four decades. The exhibition explored inconspicuous, often deserted places Wenders encountered during his travels, highlighting a subtle melancholy and the poetry of the forgotten.

Curatorial context

OstLicht Gallery hosted 'Places, Strange and Quiet,' an exhibition showcasing forty large-format photographs by the renowned director and photographer Wim Wenders. Spanning the last four decades of his career, these images were made during his travels through diverse locations such as Eastern Germany, Australia, Armenia, and Japan. Wenders' photographic practice, which has been essential to his oeuvre for over thirty years since his early trips through Western America, focuses on the 'invisible' and the seemingly marginal. The exhibition highlighted Wenders' unique ability to capture the essence of moments, places, and spaces, often focusing on locations devoid of people. These photographs exude a subtle melancholy and a poetry of the forgotten, presenting subjects on the verge of disappearance. Whether depicting a rusty Ferris wheel in Armenia, an abandoned open-air cinema in Palermo, or a house in ruins in Berlin, Wenders' work challenges observer assumptions by visually documenting unmarked areas and distilling the memory of these places. Photography has served as a crucial medium for Wenders, allowing him to discover and visually interpret lesser-known landscapes, capturing their unique presence and the stories they hold.

Admission and ticket notes

This page is from the archive and does not contain current ticketing information. However, it does mention that photographs from the exhibition were available for sale in a limited edition, with pricing details provided for one work. Further information about purchasing works can be found via the provided shop links.

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Venue
OstLicht Gallery for Photography
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Oct 6, 2012 – Jan 9, 2013
Artist line / attribution
Wim Wenders
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