Author: Michael Nguyen

A follow up to Jack Savages critically acclaimed series “Noirisms”. This series is again indebted to the ghosts of our shared cinematic past, and the cinema of Film Noir (1920-50). Monochromatic tones and shadows are prevalent –

These photographs radiate beauty, harmony and tranquillity. They seduce our gaze and cast a spell. Only at second glance does their disturbing and cryptic message unfold. Photographer Heinz Innerhofer and musician Tina Auer are the visual

In adversity emerge heroes. That’s what they say. And they say in this crisis, the heroes are front-line workers. But they have been there all the time for us. And they’ll always be. Only just

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a worldwide pandemic. But somehow everything is focused on so-called big countries. We neglect people in other parts

Black is an insulating element that envelops female bodies, sometimes fragile and sometimes mysterious. Mystery and a feeling of anxiety pervade them, always denying the face to the observer. Starting from a classic theme: the

Raw but realistically beautiful. Gumiran has captured not only human faces, but more importantly a lifetime of emotions and stories. There is much hardship, vulnerability but also authenticity, courage, and no lack of happiness. Donell

Jordane Prestrot is a French artist, born and raised in the Paris area. For the last twelve years, he has been living near Mulhouse where the coronavirus first started to spread in France. „For quite some

Inspired by Deconstructivism in architecture, Gigi Chung’s works explore the geometric juxtaposition of various building edifices. These surfaces contain unifying patterns and elements which create pulsating visual rhythms, facilitate eye movements within the image. Depart

Yves Noir centers his photographic work on depicting the human being in his original state. Against this background, his nude portraits are particularly not intended to present erotic moments, but rather to convey the natural

You will never see a crowd gathered this much in Kibera apart from politics. But, this gathering is of a different kind since it doesn’t divide people based on institutionalized ethnicity or ideology. Of course,

The streets are his engine. They are alive and they make Stéphane alive. Every day no matter what happens, his eyes and mind are alert on the streets, everywhere, be it in a big city

In his new series from 2020 Jack Savage strives to create modern photographic art – imbued with the same free-thinking, experimental and innovative approach, and creating the same impact that the musical genre of “Krautrock”.

Clean, simple, and yet fascinating. One can say so about Franc’s pictures. The cleanness and simpleness are achieved by basic blocks of colors, the simplicity of composition, the minimalism of arrangement. The beauty is created by

They are an alien world within our cities; or, at least, another, strange world within our habitat. A world of different rules and timelines, a world we stumble upon as if emerging from a spaceship. 

For most of us, in terms of a physical act, smiling is easy even when the circumstances are hard. But for many children in this world, it takes luck, other’s compassion and generosity. It is

Life is more beautiful when it is a dream. It is actually a dream for Ligin Lee, through her imaginative eyes. We can say so when we see some other artists’ works. But they are

Aart Verrips is not afraid of anything. He’s always looking for something daring, something new, something controversial. It’s not for the act of provocation or the likes of it. It is for something deeper. The

“We can make art out of everything around us only if we look from a different perspective.” That is the belief of Muhammad Al Masri, a photographer and an amateur chess player in Jordan.  From

Jakob Kiefl lives in Munich, but he is not really an urban dweller. Because of the proximity to the Alps, he has spent much of his life there. That’s why he has a passion not

Man versus Nature. That is not for Sandro. For him, there is a mysterious relationship between Man and Nature. We, humans, depend on Nature. It’s always a tragedy when we try hard against it.  Sandro