Michael Wesely: The Camera Was Present 2010-2020 Wesely Michael
Michael Wesely: The Camera Was Present 2010-2020 Wesely Michael Scenes of "visual archaeology" from the past decade by the author of the acclaimed photobooks Open Shutter and Time WorksFor over three…
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Michael Wesely: The Camera Was Present 2010-2020 Wesely Michael
Scenes of "visual archaeology" from the past decade by the author of the acclaimed photobooks Open Shutter and Time WorksFor over three decades, Michael Wesely (born 1963) has created revelatory photographs using large-format lenses on self-made, long-exposure cameras. Familiar objects often become only partially recognizable, opening up new perceptions of time and space. The resulting exposure times are extraordinary--not merely minutes and hours, but days, months and even years.
Wesely sees his photos as archival excerpts from the present, inviting us to consider them as "visual archaeology" and to imagine our own stories behind their creation. His images seem caught in the processes of both becoming and unraveling; what remains is fragmentary, comparable to the ambiguity of Antonioni's thriller Blow-Up. The Camera Was Present
The Birthday Present
Directing the Camera
Present at the Transition
Present at the Creation
Past in the Present
The Past as Present
Decolonising the Camera
Behind the Camera