Christian Hoehn in Florence
If you consider yourselves fans of cities, architecture, photography and – above all – if you like works of art whose subject is the great city, until January 7th, the Sangallo Art Station, there is an exhibition that is worth visiting. It is “Megacities”, by the German photographer Christian Hoehn (Bayheruth, 1968). In this series of works, the artist offers us different looks on thirty of the largest cities in the world, from Dubai to Buenos Aires, from Sao Paulo through to Munich, Shanghai, Chicago, Seoul, Paris .. So far, nothing seems too new. However, Hoehn proposal is very interesting especially for the large and medium format he has chosen.
In fact, each image is locked in a monumental “lightbox” of considerable size (2 x 1.5 m). Backlit by a printing of the image, obtained by the Diasec process , these photographs expose a very intense light, leaving the status as a photographer aside to get even closer to the subjects they represent: Tiny illuminated windows of the skyscrapers of New York come to life, and each image brings back the feeling of living in them.
On the other hand, the decision to show a series of photographs of cities in a city so strongly traditional and Florence is an interesting challenge. The artist, in fact, is fascinated by opposites, and wants to bring antithetical situations an observe its effect on the audience, feel their reactions. Florence, the Renaissance city where contemporary art – at least in its most experimental form – has not yet been fully accepted, starts this dialogue with urban centers of extreme dimensions, where not only the architecture but also the way of relating to individuals is changed.
Hoehn’s photo-graphical look is the evidence where elements of continuity and rupture in relation to the idea of the city, and its evolution over time comes clear. It also provides a reflection on the demise of the historic distinction between rural landscape and urban landscape. The city, in fact, will not stop a growing as it is an urban organism that continues its evolution, attracting more people, creating more activities, relationships, nurturing them, basically growing with and within them. Hoehn does not want us to convey the feeling of an uncontrolled and negative reaction, so in contrast, he shows a certain harmony in the development of urban forms, where progress and acquired technology is seen in a positive connotation and through a view that leaves ¡new hope after the disasters that have traversed the world in recent months.
“Megacities” will be open until January 7th at the Sangallo Art Station (Via Fra Giovanni Angelico 5r). For more information,
please visit the official website of the artist: www.christianhoehn.de
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So if you are in Florence, Do not miss this show!, we recommend that you rent apartments in Florence and come to see the contrast between the city that surrounds you and the artistic representation of the metropolis.
Translated by: Marc
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