Interviews

INTERVIEW WITH FRANK HORVAT

Nadine Barth, Photography Program Consultant for Hatje Cantz, in Conversation with the Photographer Frank Horvat. (Cotignac, April 12, 2015)

INTERVIEW WITH DR. THOMAS GIRST

Our publisher, Dr. Cristina Steingräber, met with Dr. Thomas Girst, the head of BMW Group Cultural Engagement, to talk about the special program.

INTERVIEW WITH NORA GOMRINGER

Finding a shared harmony, the poet Nora Gomringer and photographic artist Andreas Herzau have collaborated with the Bamberg Symphony to create a fascinating anniversary publication. The result: over 150 packed pages giving visual form to sound. We talked to Nora Gomringer about the project.

INTERVIEW WITH KRISTIN FEIREISS

Dr. h.c. Kristin Feireiss is a member of the jury for the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize, which was awarded to Alejandro Aravena on April 4, 2016, at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City.

INTERVIEW WITH STEFAN HANKE

A »portraitist of the soul«, the Regensburg-based photographer Stefan Hanke was called by one of the contemporary witnesses. More than ten years he spent visiting concentration camp survivors in seven different countries to portray them for his photo project »KZ überlebt« (Concentration camp survivors).

INTERVIEW WITH JOCHEN RAIß

In the current issue of the German art magazine »art. Das Kunstmagazin«, the book »Women in Trees« was presented as »the most charming photobook of the summer«. Jochen Raiß is the man behind this considerable project, that brings together 52 old black and white amateur photos of women sitting in trees.

INTERVIEW WITH KEMANG WA LEHULERE

“In his wall drawings, collages, and complex performances, he revisits his own history and the pain of his society by creating poignant images that are never literal or explanatory, but are instead a territory to be traversed, understood, and revealed,” writes Victoria Noorthoorn, the directors of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, describing Kemang Wa Lehulere’s art.

INTERVIEW WITH LATIF AL ANI

Latif Al Ani was one of the first photographers in Iraq. He had an active career for more than twenty years, starting in the early 1950s. Al Ani presented the vivid Iraqi culture in its abundance and complexity: besides documenting the westernized everyday life, the political culture and industry, he also captured images of Iraq from the air for the Iraq Petroleum Company.

INTERVIEW WITH MAXIME BALLESTROS

Celebrated French photographer Maxime Ballesteros is known for capturing the primal themes that haunt our daily existence. His lens sees a version of life that cannot see, or perhaps have become numb. Raw emotion, revealed through flesh, leather, stockings and heels. Pictures of death and decay, freedom and exploration.

INTERVIEW WITH MATTHIAS STEINKRAUS

In an interview with Leona Koldehoff, Matthias Steinkraus talks about the background of his work.

INTERVIEW WITH VOLKER STAAB

Volker Staab makes room for art: the Berlin-based architect helps water flow through walls, loves installations beneath staircases, and hates the tyranny of industrial norms. Above all, Staab is known for his museum buildings, from Nuremberg to Ahrenshoop, as well as for the sensitive way he embeds the buildings in their often historical surroundings.

INTERVIEW WITH DR. ULF KÜSTER

Hans-Joachim Müller, a well-known German art journalist, spoke to Ulf Küster, curator at the Foundation Beyeler, about the major summer exhibition Giacometti.
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