Kurt Grüng
| Kurt Grüng | |
|---|---|
 i see in the dark (ƒ0.95) Leica Myself Book [1] | |
| Born | April 30, 1979 |
| Known for | Photography |
Kurt Grüng (born 30 April 1979) is a Norwegian photographer, best known for his haunting nòiresque[2] and surrealist black & white photography. themes that he is most commonly working with are the philosophy of Death & Nihilism.
"to capture someones light is to seal a moment in time of their soul. trapping it within a pane of glass.. forever suspended in time"
Techniques
Kurt Grüng is self taught photographer working with an array of Antiquarian Avant-Garde Art & Processes[3] but mainly working with the large format wet plate[4] collodion process as his preferred choice (a photography process created in 1851 by Frederick Scott Archer).
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Kurt Grüng - v/v - wet plate collodion ambrotype process
Kurt Grüng - like grains of dust, we fade to black, in time all is forgotten
Exhibits
- "D E L I Q U I U M" DARK MOVEMENTS EXHIBITION London (19-21.02.2015)[5]
- a set of early industrial style photos, '1st NSK Folk Art Biennale' exhibition at Leipzig, Germany (3.5.2014)[6]
- Neue Slowenische Kunst inspired photograph, on display at the "Time for a New State?" NSK seminar and Folk Art exhibition at Manchester Metropolitan University. (14.11.2012)[7]
- Solo Exhibition, at MILKandLEAD Art Gallery, London (07.03.2013)[8]
- Selected works at joint exhibition, at SUMMER DARKNESS Festival, Utrecht (26.07.2013)
Publications
- Dunkelheit
- Nòiresque
- i see in the dark (ƒ0.95), Photograph contribution to Leica Myself book (Mar 2013).[9]
References
Notes
- ↑ mentioned, ed. by Till Schaffarczyk and Rainer Schillings. With pictures and texts of photogr. as (2013). Leica myself. Hamburg: 99Pages. ISBN 3942518368.
- ↑ "Picture Perfect: Kurt Grung".
- ↑ "Picture Perfect: Kurt Grung".
- ↑ "Picture Perfect: Kurt Grung".
- ↑ "Exhibitions website".
- ↑ "'1st NSK Folk Art Biennale' exhibition".
- ↑ "Time for a New State? NSK seminar and art exhibition".
- ↑ "KURT GRÜNG at MILKandLEAD ArtGallery".
- ↑ mentioned, ed. by Till Schaffarczyk and Rainer Schillings. With pictures and texts of photogr. as (2013). Leica myself. Hamburg: 99Pages. ISBN 3942518368.
External links
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