Balthasar Burkhard
dal 9/6/2004 al 24/10/2004
Segnalato da
9/6/2004
Balthasar Burkhard
Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern
Omnia. Precision, technical perfection and an utter care for detail characterise the black and white photographs of Balthasar Burkhard. Yet his works are not limited to the technical reproduction of reality, but consist of a constant search for the artistic potentials of photography. In Burkhard’s photographs, the objectivity of the rendered reality transforms itself into the reality of the independent image, which suggests immediacy.
Omnia
Precision, technical perfection and an utter care for detail characterise the black and white photographs of Balthasar Burkhard. Yet his works are not limited to the technical reproduction of reality, but consist of a constant search for the artistic potentials of photography. In Burkhard’s photographs, the objectivity of the rendered reality transforms itself into the reality of the independent image, which suggests immediacy.
Thanks to a subtle choice of photographic detail, Burkhard displaces the visible world towards the inner world of the spectator. This major retrospective spanning the whole work of the Swiss photographer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Berne, is a premiere, and will be accompanied by an exhibition catalogue retracing the development of the artist from his beginnings to today.
Opening: Thursday 10th June 2004, 6.30 PM
Guided tour in English
Tuesday 14th September 7.30 p.m.
Kunstmuseum Bern
Hodlerstrasse 12
3000 Bern 7
Tel +41 31 328 09 44
Fax +41 31 328 09 55