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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