Hans Scholten
31 May - 31 Aug 2008
HANS SCHOLTEN
"Urban Future #2"
Hans Scholten began as a sculptor, initially producing installations into which he also incorporated photography. Through the course of time, he came to concentrate solely on this. His background is expressed in the work’s spatial manner of presentation. The project Urban Future is, in fact, a photographic archive which continues to expand and serve as a basis for his development of new models of presentation. On the wall, in large formats, he gives emphasis to the monumental and sculptural qualities of the image, but also to the form of the photographed structures and spaces. In photographic notebooks unfolding across long tables, the images make up a filmic, sequenced account of a journey. The unique character of a specific city vanishes in these sequences; it is the universal image of the urban jungle that emerges. This is how his personal experience moreover becomes palpable to the viewer.
CREATURES FROM THE COLLECTION AND OTHER THEMES
Including work by Charlotte Dumas, Rinko Kawauchi, Esko Männikkö, Roos Theuws and others.
This summer presentation of the collection will focus on the subject of animals in work by various photographers, and on other themes.
"Urban Future #2"
Hans Scholten began as a sculptor, initially producing installations into which he also incorporated photography. Through the course of time, he came to concentrate solely on this. His background is expressed in the work’s spatial manner of presentation. The project Urban Future is, in fact, a photographic archive which continues to expand and serve as a basis for his development of new models of presentation. On the wall, in large formats, he gives emphasis to the monumental and sculptural qualities of the image, but also to the form of the photographed structures and spaces. In photographic notebooks unfolding across long tables, the images make up a filmic, sequenced account of a journey. The unique character of a specific city vanishes in these sequences; it is the universal image of the urban jungle that emerges. This is how his personal experience moreover becomes palpable to the viewer.
CREATURES FROM THE COLLECTION AND OTHER THEMES
Including work by Charlotte Dumas, Rinko Kawauchi, Esko Männikkö, Roos Theuws and others.
This summer presentation of the collection will focus on the subject of animals in work by various photographers, and on other themes.