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Roger Eberhard "Escapism"
Shimadai Gallery
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Roger Eberhard
Born in 1984, Roger Eberhard is a Swiss photographer who divides his time between Zurich and Berlin. He is interested in themes related to the tensions of the contemporary world, such as territory and globalisation. In 2011, he founded the publishing house b.frank books, which focuses on photography. His series Human Territoriality won the ‘Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2020’ award. His work has been widely exhibited around the world, including in C/O Berlin and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
Eberhard’s series Escapism was produced by and premiered at Images Vevey Biennial of visual arts, in Switzerland in 2022. ‘Escapism’ is “an attitude that involves withdrawing from the world and civic life for distraction or relief.” This term lies at the core of Roger Eberhard’s Escapism project, on the distinctively Swiss tradition of collecting peel-off creamer lids. Enthusiasts have swapped lids for decades, such that they have permeated the Swiss collective imagination. Eberhard’s close-up photos of exotic landscapes found on lids plunge into the heart of a very Swiss way of briefly escaping everyday life by pondering over such lids during coffee breaks. The fact that the images are grainy betrays their true nature bringing viewers back to reality.
Eberhard’s series Escapism was produced by and premiered at Images Vevey Biennial of visual arts, in Switzerland in 2022. ‘Escapism’ is “an attitude that involves withdrawing from the world and civic life for distraction or relief.” This term lies at the core of Roger Eberhard’s Escapism project, on the distinctively Swiss tradition of collecting peel-off creamer lids. Enthusiasts have swapped lids for decades, such that they have permeated the Swiss collective imagination. Eberhard’s close-up photos of exotic landscapes found on lids plunge into the heart of a very Swiss way of briefly escaping everyday life by pondering over such lids during coffee breaks. The fact that the images are grainy betrays their true nature bringing viewers back to reality.
Schedule | Apr 15 (Sat) 2023-May 14 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥800, Students ¥600 *For more information about Kyotographie Passport, please visit the official website. | ||||
| Website | https://www.kyotographie.jp/en/programs/2023/roger-eberhard/ | ||||
| Venue | Shimadai Gallery http://shimadai-gallery.com/ | ||||
| Location | 191-4 Nakahori-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-0844 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 1 at Karasuma Oike Station on the Karasuma and Tozai subway lines. | ||||
| Phone | 075-221-5007 | ||||
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