Fotografie "Cityscapes 07" von Heiko Hellwig

Artist Statement Heiko Hellwig

I discovered the magic of photography at the age of six, for it allowed me to visually capture an instant of the real world. Even more amazing for me was, and still is, the fact that photographs can reveal much more than just appearances: the attentive observer can always perceive other layers or levels in them. Levels that today I can render visible and present to experience thanks to various photographic techniques. This heightened visibility is not just more beautiful, but always more exciting, for it tries to penetrate the surfaces of the real world and invite beholders to think. My work is largely inspired by the Bauhaus artists Oskar Schlemmer and Lyonel Feininger.