Joachim Brohm‘s photography is currently in two fascinating shows ending this weekend; WAS UNS VERBINDET / WHAT CONNECTS US (group) at The Ville Heike in Berlin, and Ruhr Landscapes, 1981-83 (solo) at The Museum Ludwig in Cologne.
At the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Joachim Brohm’s Ruhr Landscapes, 1981-83, are on display.
“These photographs offer a special look at this time of change in the Ruhr. The economic crisis and a wide-ranging structural change triggered by the decline of heavy industry left their mark on society as well as the industrial landscape. Brohm’s color photographs differ markedly from the many photographs of the Ruhr that were taken at the same time, which mapped the region, its people, and everyday life in photography. Often taken from a great distance, they show a broad view of an abandoned landscape in which the details become significant. This also includes the fact that people settled in the formerly industrial landscapes which were now used for new purposes.”
View the Exhibition HERE
At the Ville Heike, Joachim Brohm’s Disjoint Fire, consisting of 15 – Pigment-prints, depicts a variety of fire landscapes.
“The work is based on my continual interest in the connection of topography and the cultural uses of our landscape. The photographs do not depict a specific place or event, but rather point to a variety of possible contexts like rituals, regional customs or also fire-accidents and disasters…
‘Disjoint Fire’ is my first digital artwork, photographed and printed by myself in 2002. The work and its original data have gotten lost for the last 18 years and the prints have only recently been rediscovered. There is no edition and these are the only 15 existing prints.” -Joachim Brohm
View the Exhibition HERE
In addition, listen back to an interview Joachim Brohm just gave with Brad Feuerhelm, on the Podcast, Nearest Truth, Episode 41
1. Disjoint Fire, 2002 (Installation View)
2. Gelsenkirchen (Park Scene), Rhur, 1982 / 2006-08
3. Disjoint Fire, 2002 (Installation View)