In Front Of

2016

Schnittstellen, Sprengel Museum Hannover, DE
14 Oct 2020 – 3 Jan 2021

Bildnis Dr. Weidner, Max Beckmann, 1921, Chalk Lithograph on Bütten, 53,7 x 41,2 cm
M.W., Heidi Specker, 2016, Ultrachrome K3 Archival Pigment Print, 69 x 46 cm

In Schnittstelle, a 1995 work by filmmaker and author Harun Farocki (1944 - 2014), the latter explores his approach to pre-existing images. The exhibition “Interfaces" takes up this approach in the context of an art collection. Photographic and film acquisitions from recent years enter into an exchange with older works.

(left) Sarika, Max Beckmann, 1922, Dry-Point Etching, 30,6 x 21,4 cm
(middle) Weiblicher Kopf nach hinten gedreht (Bildnis Fridel Battenberg), Max Beckmann, 1921, 32,8 x 29,1 cm
(right) H.B., Heidi Specker, 2016, Piezography K7 Archival Carbon Print, 23 x 34,5 cm

Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, DE
11 Mar 2016 – 11 Jul 2016

B.F., B.F., Heidi Specker, 2016, Piezography K7 Archival Carbon Print, each 69 x 46 cm

Hände, Heidi Specker, 2016, Ultrachrome K3 Archival Pigment Print, 30,7 x 46 cm

Lupe, Heidi Specker, 2016, Ultrachrome K3 Archival Pigment Print, 46 x 30,7 cm
Knie, Heidi Specker, 2016, Piezography K7 Archival Carbon Print, 46 x 30,7 cm

Installation view, T.T., 2016, Piezography K7 Archival Carbon Print, 34,5 x 23 cm
S.B., 2016, Ultrachrome K3 Archival Pigment Print, 46,5 x 30,7 cm ©Berlinische Galerie

“Instead of following the conventional practice of projecting an image and status, Heidi Specker creates an atmosphere in her studio that lets her convey the mutual dependence and balance of power evolving between photographer and sitter during a portrait session. The random or awkward feel to these shots prompts questions about how close we can ever get to another person and how accurately personality can be depicted.”
Ulrich Domröse, The other is partly me: how a portrait is made, 2016

S.J., Heidi Specker, 2016, Piezography K7 Archival Carbon Print, 46 x 30,7 cm

R.W., Heidi Specker, 2016, Piezography K7 Archival Carbon Print, 46 x 30,7 cm Mika, Heidi Specker, 2016, Piezography K7 Archival Carbon Print, 46 x 30,7 cm

Exhibition trailer, In Front Of, Berlinische Galerie, 2016 ©STARKAD

T.T., Heidi Specker, 2016, Piezography K7 Archival Carbon Print, 46 x 30,7 cm
Taube, Heidi Specker, 2016, Ultrachrome K3 Archival Pigment Print, 34,5 x 23 cm

FAZ, 30 Mar 2016

Tagesspiegel, 08 Mar 2016

TAZ, 24/25 Mar 2016

BZ, 18 Mar 2016

FRIEZE d/e NO. 24, summer 2016