At Artform, we love looking and searching for the next piece of Artwork, photography or sculpture that will move us! Candida Hofer, Cologne, Germany-based photographer has brought back historical settings to the forefront for all of us to enjoy again! The depth of her work, and play with colours make her photography whimsical!
Höfer began taking color photographs of interiors of public buildings,
such as offices, banks, and waiting rooms, in 1979 while studying in
Düsseldorf.
Her breakthrough to fame came with a series of photographs showing
guest workers in Germany, after which she concentrated on the subjects
"Interiors", "Rooms" and "Zoological Gardens". Höfer specialises in
large-format photographs of empty interiors and social spaces that
capture the "psychology of social architecture". Her photographs are
taken from a classic straight-on frontal angle or seek a diagonal in the
composition.
She tends to shoot each actionless room from an elevated vantage point
near one wall so that the far wall is centered within the resulting
image. From her earliest creations, she has been interested in
representing public spaces such as museums, libraries, national
archives, or opera houses devoid of all human presence. Höfer’s imagery
has consistently focused on these depopulated interiors since the 1980s. (Wikipedia)
Here are two rooms I have created around some of her great work.
Enjoy!
xo
Elle
Little girl's room
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Living room:
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