Gabriele Rothemann’s photographs do not simply depict an object or a situation, but rather carve out the
unseen: a relationship to things long gone, a connection to times past and spaces lost. In each image resonates the reverberation
of other images, in each, a wealth of possibilities of how the world can be perceived and represented is condensed. Since
1984, the Vienna-based artist has used the medium of photography in a way that does not freeze the object, but fills it with
imaginary life.
Rothmann’s work revolves around existential questions—especially the most fundamental of them all:
the finitude of life. Often abstract and precise, yet at the same time full of rich detail, the motifs from her series Dead
Animals to her Miniatures about Disappearance take on a haunting presence. Thus she appeals to the empathy of her viewers
and touches them not least through the sensual quality of her images, their clear-cut visual language and expressive beauty.
Gabriele Rothemann, head of the Department of Photography at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat, professor of Art History at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Book
launch
Gabriele Rothemann – Werke was presented to the public on October 2, 2024, at the Auditorium
of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
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