This exhibition presents works by the internationally renowned photographer Michael Wesely (born 1964) in dialogue with works from the Photography Collection of the Kunstbibliothek that focus on the phenomenon of how the medium of photography captures time.
Image gallery
Michael Wesely mit Waldemar Titzenthaler: Bahnhof Zoo, Detail, Berlin 1898/2023
Michael Wesely mit Hein Gorny: Alexanderplatz, Detail, Berlin 1946/2023
Michael Wesely mit Martin Badekow: Niederkirchner Straße, Detail, Berlin 1945/2023
Michael Wesely: MA_1475_04_D07, Detail, 2023
Michael Wesely: Kanadische Botschaft, Leipziger Platz, Detail, Berlin, 5. Februar 2003 bis 28. April 2005
Michael Wesely: 1. Mai Demonstration, Potsdamer Straße, Detail, Berlin, 1. Mai 2008, 10.03 bis 10.08 Uhr
This includes snapshots and time-lapse exposures, multiple exposures and serial photographs. There will also be dialogues around the subject matter of the pictures. In his complex series, Wesely photographed plants, landscapes, buildings, demonstrations and portraits, and these will be paired with pieces in the Photography Collection that speak to each of these elements.
A special exhibition by the Kunstbibliothek – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin