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Marta Astfalck-Vietz - Staging the Self
Photos by an extraordinary artist of the Berlin avant-garde
Experimenting with light and shadow, multiple exposures, surrealist imagery, and roleplay – this is the artistic terrain of Marta Astfalck-Vietz (1901–1994). Her spellbinding photography from the 1920s stages bodies, interweaves pictorial planes, and exhibits dreamlike realities created through her own unique methods.
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In her self-portraits, Astfalck-Vietz presents us with fantastical illusions by way of technical innovation. She designed and tailored her own costumes, slipping into different characters, be it a common drinker or a society lady, naked or wrapped in lace. Through roleplay she eludes the (male) gaze by consciously staging her own body. Inspired by a wide range of illustrated magazines, silent film classics from the 1920s, and her fascination with nature, she created an impressive body of work, which can now be discovered in its full range, extending even to watercolours with plant motifs.
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Ed. Thomas Köhler, Katia Reich
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Contributions by S. Diekmann, J. Frecot, J.-R. Jänig, M. Kleinsteuber, T. Köhler, C. A. Nixon, K. Reich, B. Schillak-Hammers, I. E. Schwarz, A. Pavlenko-Vitten
Text: English / German256 pages, ca. 100 illustrations
22.2 × 28.5 cm / 8 ¾ × 11 ¼ inches, paperback
Hirmer Premium: Cloth
ISBN: 978-3-7774-4534-2
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Berlin
| Berlinische Galerie
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Photography
Keywords
Multiple exposures, shadow play, self-portrait, costume, role model, body, illustrated magazine, silent film, watercolor, plant motif, catalogue, exposition, Berlin
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