Jessica Backhaus (* 1970) is considered one of the most important representatives of contemporary photography in Germany. She is breaking new ground in photography, incorporating components of mixed media, painting, and collage that expand and deepen these abstractions. In 'A Trilogy' – the seventh photo book by Kehrer Publishing – her works are marked by an obvious joy of experimentation. The photo artist draws her inspiration from the simplicity of everyday things, the inconspicuous, and silence. The new trilogy brings together three series of approximately 40 works each.
The first series, Beyond Blue, is devoted completely to colorful threads, staged against colored backgrounds. The viewer feels compelled to linger in this radical reduction, trying to unravel the entanglement of the seemingly unspectacular with the resulting aura of contemplation
In Shifting Clouds, Backhaus considers and documents this very transition – a reality that lies in between things. The second series shows fragments and visions that are poised on the verge of becoming, caught in limbo: reflections, haptically appealing surfaces, shapes imaginatively metamorphosing, upbeat tones, intensely colored sensations. In the third series, New Horizon, the artist presents free-flowing and persuasive poetic impressions. The compositions captivate with their variety and puzzle-like elements.
The works of Jessica Backhaus are internationally exhibited, published and are found in major collections such as the Art Collection Deutsche Börse, ING Art Collection, Belgium or the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She is represented by the renowned Robert Morat Gallery in Berlin. For further information, please visit jessicabackhaus.net
'A Trilogy' contains a collection of texts by Rémi Coignet, Editor-in-Chief of the French magazine The Eyes, who launched the blog Des Livres et des photos in 2008, Jean Dykstra, Editor of the New York magazine Photograph, and Matthias Harder, who has been the main curator of the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin since 2004. The book has just been presented at Paris Photo 2017, and on 15 December 2017, the Berlin Kehrer Gallery invites to a Book Talk with Jessica Backhaus.
*Jessica Backhaus A Trilogy . Texts by Rémi Coignet, Jean Dykstra, Matthias Harder, designed by Kehrer Design and Jessica Backhaus, 22.6 x 30 cm, 168 pages + 12 pages text, 91 color illustrations, German / English, ISBN 978-3-86828-806-3, normal price 44.00 euros... available personally from our GoSee friend Jessica in her GoSeeSHOP for 40 EUR including shipping costs (G-A-CH).
