Zwiegespräche – mit Fotografien von Corina Gertz
In the organizer's words:
Düsseldorf-based artist Corina Gertz is pursuing her long-term global project entitled "Averted Portrait"
("Averted Portrait") and travels to many countries, including Europe, East and Southeast Asia and Africa.
Gertz mostly portrays women in traditional clothing and costume in the same manner and proportions, as hip portraits from behind against a black background. With her back portraits, she creates images of great beauty and visible cultural difference.
By turning away from the portrait subjects, the viewer's gaze is not directed at the sitter's face and is thus distracted, but instead focuses on the posture, the clothing and the material quality of the textiles and accessories.
The German Textile Museum has invited the Düsseldorf photo artist to a joint exhibition in which 23 of her "averted portraits" are juxtaposed with 150 objects from the Krefeld collection from different cultures and time periods. The selection of photographs and objects by the museum's curatorial team was based on aesthetic, associative criteria. Some pieces of jewelry are worn with a traditional costume, but cannot be seen in the back view of the photograph. Some patterns and symbols have been carried from Asia or Europe to other parts of the world through trade and exchange and have found their way into traditional clothing. Traditional costume designs in turn have an effect on fashion ...
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