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Ralf Peters
Base Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition featuring a collection of works by Hamburg-based artist Ralf Peters. Peters, born in Lüneburg in 1960, has gained a number of opportunities to present his works not only in Frankfurt and Mannheim, but also in Paris, Miami and even South America in recent years.
As an artist, he started his career as a sculptor, and the aesthetic photographic works he shows us have a lot in common with the sculptural sensibility in the sense that the images are carefully manipulated and elaborated. Petrol stations without brand names or signage, despite the fact that they lack the concreteness and the depth that finer detail would bring, somehow remind us all the more of their deep-rooted hollowness.
The series “Skyline” is characterized by an aesthetic landscape, perhaps recorded arbitrarily, that is calmly located down below while a starless and cloudless sky forms the major part of each work. Standing in front of these works, the metaphysical elements seem to be deeply sealed off, while gradually revealing their origin. The world expressed solely in photographs certainly exists, and each image is full of this specific aura that derives from Peters' unique viewpoint.
This is Ralf Peters' first solo exhibition at Base Gallery, giving the Tokyo public a chance to view this exceptional collection of works in one location. Peters will make his first visit in Tokyo for the opening night. An opening reception for the artist will be held on May 25th, from 18:00.
[Image: "Petrol Station (Gelb neu)" (1998), C-Print / Diasec 60x80cm]
As an artist, he started his career as a sculptor, and the aesthetic photographic works he shows us have a lot in common with the sculptural sensibility in the sense that the images are carefully manipulated and elaborated. Petrol stations without brand names or signage, despite the fact that they lack the concreteness and the depth that finer detail would bring, somehow remind us all the more of their deep-rooted hollowness.
The series “Skyline” is characterized by an aesthetic landscape, perhaps recorded arbitrarily, that is calmly located down below while a starless and cloudless sky forms the major part of each work. Standing in front of these works, the metaphysical elements seem to be deeply sealed off, while gradually revealing their origin. The world expressed solely in photographs certainly exists, and each image is full of this specific aura that derives from Peters' unique viewpoint.
This is Ralf Peters' first solo exhibition at Base Gallery, giving the Tokyo public a chance to view this exceptional collection of works in one location. Peters will make his first visit in Tokyo for the opening night. An opening reception for the artist will be held on May 25th, from 18:00.
[Image: "Petrol Station (Gelb neu)" (1998), C-Print / Diasec 60x80cm]
Schedule | May 25 (Mon) 2009-Jun 30 (Tue) 2009 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception May 25 (Mon) 2009 18:00 - 00:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.basegallery.com/exhibit_RalfPeters09e.html | ||||
| Venue | Base Gallery http://www.basegallery.com | ||||
| Location | 1F Koura Daiichi Bldg., 1-1-6, Nihombashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exits 7 or 8 at Kayabacho Station on the Tozai and Hibiya lines, 5 minute walk from exit D2 at Nihombashi Station on the Tozai or Toei Asakusa line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5623-6655 | ||||
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