ANITA BECKERS
Braubachstrasse 9
60311 Frankfurt am Main
With the exhibition LICHT, Galerie Anita Beckers presents the fifth solo exhibition of Anton Corbijn in Frankfurt. The Dutch photographer and film director shows a selection of partly never-before-published, conceptual works, mostly created in the 1990s, which testify to Anton Corbijn's fondness for experimental photographic techniques. The photographs were taken using a flashlight as the only light source and, in some cases, further alienated by the use of color filters. Blurry contours and dramatic light effects seem to not only bring the musicians portrayed into the light but also into motion. Like a painter using a brush, the photographer employs the flashlight to gradually bring his models out of the surrounding darkness. The rhythmic movements of the flashlight make the photographs pulse and echo the electronic beats and synth sounds of the music icons being portrayed – including music legends such as Eurythmics, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Depeche Mode.