Artist Index: Sieverding, Katharina

"Nachtmensch". 1982. 2 chromogenic prints. Each 86 x 63 cm, together as a diptych (86 x 126 cm). Framed under glass in wooden frame.

An internationally renowned pioneer of unconventional visual strategies who uses an original media-based creative practice, Katharina Sieverding revitalised the artistic potential of photography. She introduced the super-sized format as a key element of her exhibitions when it was not common practice. Sieverding’s serial photographic works give expression to reflections about identity, gender issues and the emancipation of the role of the woman artist and deal with the current social, political and cultural climate. Mirroring the artist’s themes and subjective perception of current events, it conveys an image of its time. – In very good condition.

"Nachtmensch". 1982. 2 chromogenic prints. Each 86 x 63 cm, together as a diptych (86 x 126 cm). Framed under glass in wooden frame, signed and dated by the photographer with black marker on frame verso.

An internationally renowned pioneer of unconventional visual strategies who uses an original media-based creative practice, Katharina Sieverding revitalised the artistic potential of photography. She introduced the super-sized format as a key element of her exhibitions when it was not common practice. Sieverding’s serial photographic works give expression to reflections about identity, gender issues and the emancipation of the role of the female artist and deal with the current social, political and cultural climate. Mirroring the artist’s themes and subjective perception of current events, it conveys an image of its time. – In very good condition.