Friday 26.5.2023 7.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Welcome: Dr. Carola Brückner, District Councillor
Introduction: Dr. Ralf F. Hartmann, Head of the Cultural Office
For 20 years, Berlin photographer Jan Sobottka (* 1953 in Berlin) has been an attentive observer of the Berlin art scene. At vernissages, at award ceremonies or in studios: he always has his camera with him and is portraying well and less known celebrities as well as the typical Berlin public. He has a free approach towards his models, because he does not work on commission, but was already interested in documenting a Berlin attitude to life in the pre-mobile phone era. He has been accompanying some artists and gallery owners for many years, as a glance at Jan Sobottka’s website www.catonbed.de impressively shows. Although he does not work in a studio but in galleries and museums, he manages to create well-composed photo portraits in addition to spontaneous snapshots. His “models” – from Patti Smith to Bruno Ganz – follow his sparing and clear instructions.
With the works of Jan Sobottka, we are resuming our series of exhibitions with portraits of artists in the project space of ZAK – Zentrum für Aktuelle Kunst (Center for Contemporary Art) and presenting one of the most active chroniclers of Berlin´s cultural scene in the post-reunification period.
/ Admission free
