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15/3/2005

G. Roland Biermann

St. Mary Bow Church, London

Apparitions - The Triptychs

'The world is an illusion and art is the presentation of the illusion of the world'
Paul Virilio, The Aesthetics of Disappearance

'Biermann's photographic essays access the metaphysical in a distinctly contemporary context, not only do they summon the uncanny but also offer a unique and singular approach to the photographic image. His staged photographs are restricted to monochrome, reminiscent of those pristine, purist art photography images of the 1950's and 60's. He uses a panoramic camera to create a vertical, portrait format, his images present a disconcerting counterpoint of hard-blown industrial edges and surfaces with the vulnerability of nude, cling-film or fabric- wrapped bodies. Like the paintings of Francis Bacon, Biermann's diptychs and polyptychs suggest narrative sequences but paradoxically resist narrative interpretation'.

In: Roy Exley, Apparitions and Apparencies: Photography as Metaphysics. The work of G. Roland Biermann, London, 2005.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue with an essay by Roy Exley (English / German, ISBN 0 9549869 0 3).

In cooperation with the Bow Arts Trust two panel discussions will be held at the venue:

'Spirituality v Banality' , Wednesday, 23 March, 7 pm: exploring some of the driving forces behind these phenomena in contemporary art, featuring David Jasper, Roy Exley, Cedric Christie, Alan Graham Dick and Matthew Gansallo.

'Back from the Void', Wednesday, 6 April, 7 pm: exploring the impact of a near-death experience on artists' lives and work. Featuring Colin Ardley, Alan Graham Dick, Christoph Noebel and Neil Milton, chaired by G. W. Garner.

Supported by Arts Council England and Goethe-Institut London

Preview: Wednesday, 16 March, 7 - 9 pm

St. Mary Bow Church - Bow Road - London
Thu - Sat 2 - 6 pm and by appointment

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