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Sascha Weidner
Sascha Weidner in 2009
Born(1974-08-01)1 August 1974
Georgsmarienhütte, West Germany
Died9 April 2015(2015-04-09) (aged 40)
Norden, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationBraunschweig University of Art
Known forArt photography
Websitewww.saschaweidner.de

Sascha Weidner (1 August 1974[1] in Georgsmarienhütte - 9 April 2015[1] in Norden[2]) was a German Photographer and Artist, who lived and worked in Belm and Berlin. The work of Sascha Weidner deals with the creation of a radical subjective pictorial world.[3] His photographs are characterized by perceptions, aspirations and illuminate the world of the subconscious. His work has been exhibited and published internationally.

Personal life

As a teenager, Sascha Weidner was interested in the arts and was an active painter. From 1992 to 1993 Sascha Weidner lived abroad in Solon, Ohio, USA.[2] After attaining a baccalaureate in 1995 at the Graf-Stauffenberg-Gymnasium in Osnabrück,[2] Sascha Weidner studied Fine Arts and Visual Communication from 1996 to 2004 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brunswick, completing his studies with an honorary diploma.[4] In 2004 he undertook a mentorship, studying fine art photography under Dörte Eißfeldt.[4] After this, Sascha Weidner worked as a freelance artist in Belm and Berlin.

Sascha Weidner's paintings are characterized often by trips that he was able to undertake through various scholarships. In 2004 and 2006 he traveled with the German Academic Exchange Service for several months at a time to Los Angeles. In 2013 he gained a scholarship from the Goethe Institute at the Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto, Japan[5] and in 2014 at the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing, China.[6]

From 2010 to 2012 Sascha Weidner was a lecturer in photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. In 2012 he was appointed as a member of the German Photographic Academy.[7]

Sascha Weidner died on April 9, 2015, due to the consequences of an unexpected heart failure.

For his work he was awarded, among others, the "Stiftungspreis Fotografie" of the Alison & Peter Klein Foundation[8] and in 2010 the Young Art Prize for Film and Media Arts Berlin of the Academy of Arts Berlin.[9]

Sascha Weidner's work has been presented nationally and internationally in solo and group exhibitions.

Art

Sascha Weidner described himself as a "romantically moved traveler" and his photographs as highly subjective.[10] For him the medium of photography was the artistic means of expression in order to weave together real worlds with the own internal images. From his mostly biographical photo expeditions, picture essays arose about essential questions of human existence.

Over a decade of creating images, an ever evolving picture library came together in which, as the photographer said, "everything is important: Cultural events, disasters, clichés, banalities, Political things"[11] Sascha Weidner composed his works from a large pool, which was composed of family photographs, own work and found or mass media and borrowed images from the history of art. Thereby boundaries between staging and authenticity blurred, to highlight the often unreal, sometimes suggestive atmosphere of reality.[12]

His motives as well as the titles of his works and exhibitions refer to biographical references and metaphors of his own experiences. For example: "Until it hurts", "What remains", "The presence of absence", "Staying is nowhere" or "Beauty remains".[13]

Sascha Weidner's canon of images sprang from the way of life of young people and tells of the "perceptions, longings and visions of those generations who experienced their youth in the 80s, 90s and 2000s."[3] Therefore, Sascha Weidner's approach was very relevant for these periods and gave evidence both of an artistic consideration of actual and imaginary spaces.

In essence, a melancholic perspective on the world marked Sascha Weidner’s point of view. The basic patterns in his image systems are attributed to his very own relationships. He contrasts subjects such as life and death, beauty and transience as well as questioning origin, identity and self-determination. In this sense, Sascha Weidner was not limited to portraying his own environment, but spoke of life itself.

Sascha Weidner's temporary art installations were rooms to be experienced. These were often based on interactions between the media and the viewers. The immediate, authentic and honest methodology Sascha Weidner applied to his work is anchored to the tradition of photographers such as Nan Goldin, Larry Clark or Juergen Teller. His sensitive understanding of composition and coloring in his photographic series also recalls the lightness and transparency of the elemental and symbolic images of Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi.[14]

Selected solo exhibitions

  • 2015 "Sascha Weidner. Fotografie“, RAY Fotografietriennale, Marta Hoepffner-Gesellschaft für Fotografie e.V., Hofheim, Germany
  • 2014 "The Absence of Presence", Gallery Conrads, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 2014 "Aokigahara", Gallery Pavlov’s Dog, Berlin, Germany
  • 2013 "A part of it", VGH Gallery, Hannover, Germany
  • 2013 "Do not alight here", Hellenic Centre for Photography, Athens, Greece
  • 2013 "Sascha Weidner – Selected Works", Circuito Aperto, Centro Culturale Altinate San Gaeta, Padova, Italy
  • 2012 "The Sorrows of young W.", Goethe Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2012 "The Pictures of Others", Goethe Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2012 "Just let go", fo.ku.s, Innsbruck, Austria
  • 2012 "Unveiled: The Sydney Project", Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia
  • 2011 "Stiftungspreis für Fotokunst 2011", Kunstwerk, Nußdorf, Germany
  • 2011 "Revolve", Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2011 "Seit Morgen / Since Tomorrow / Depuis Demain", C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • 2009 "Was übrig bleibt", Museum für Photographie, Brunswick, Germany
  • 2009 "To be handled carefully", Gallery Zur Stockeregg, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2009 "Am Wasser gebaut", Zephyr, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim, Germany
  • 2008 "Bis es wehtut", Kunstverein Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
  • 2008 "Enduring Beauty", Gallery Conrads, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 2007 "Let there be Light", Europacenter, Berlin, Germany
  • 2007 "Enduring Beauty", Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona
  • 2007 "Bleiben ist nirgends", FOAM Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2006 "Beauty Remains", Art Foyer DZ BANK Kunstsammlung, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
  • 2005 "Untold", Junge Kunst e.V., Wolfsburg, Germany

Selected group exhibitions

  • 2015 "Our Collectors, our Donors", Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover, Germany
  • 2015 "Quiet Moments", Fremantle Arts Center, Fremantle, Australia
  • 2015 "Thinking. Acting. Reflecting.", SAP, Walldorf, Germany
  • 2014 "Urban Spirit", Gallery Christophe Guye, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2014 "Hängung #12 – Weltenträumen", Sammlung Klein, Nußdorf, Germany
  • 2014 "Portraying Visions", Wittenstein AG, Igersheim, Germany
  • 2014 "WILD – Animals in Contemporary Photography / Tiere in der zeitgenössischen Fotografie", Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation, Berlin, Germany
  • 2014 "The Youth Code", Galerie Christophe Guye, Zurich, Germany
  • 2014 "Mit den Augen Düsseldorfer Galeristen – Zeitgenössische Fotografie", E.ON Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 2013 "Murakami & Weidner", A.P.P. Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
  • 2013 "Welt, Reisen, Selbst, Suche", Deutsche Fotografische Akademie, Galerie Altes Rathaus Musberg, Musberg, Germany
  • 2013 "Heute kein Plenum – 20 Jahre Klasse Eißfeldt", 267 Quartiere für zeitgenössische Kunst und Fotografie, Brunswick, Germany
  • 2012 "Hijacked 2 – Australian and German Photography", Zephyr, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim, Germany
  • 2012 "Fame", Art Foyer DZ BANK Kunstsammlung, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
  • 2012 "Dark Sights", Art Foyer DZ BANK Kunstsammlung, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
  • 2011 "Traummänner – Starfotografen zeigen ihre Vision vom Ideal", Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
  • 2011 "Internationaler WeldeKunstpreis 2011 Fotografie", Kunstverein Leimen, Leimen, Germany
  • 2011 "Salon Salder 2011 – Neue Kunst aus Niedersachsen", Schloss Salder, Salzgitter, Germany
  • 2010 "Photography Group Show", Galerie van der Mieden, Antwerpen, Belgium
  • 2010 "Hijacked 2 – Australian and German Photography", Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2009 "Leichtigkeit und Enthusiasmus – Junge Kunst und die Moderne", Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
  • 2009 "Pioneering Colour Photography meets Contemporary", Gallery Zur Stockeregg, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2009 "Los Angeles — Berlin", Arthaus, Venice, USA
  • 2008 "Land / Scaped«, Filiale Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • 2007 "Sublime", Römer 9, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
  • 2007 "Concept: Photography – Dialogues & Attitudes", Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2006 "Eißfeldts Meister", APEX Kunstverein pro art, Göttingen, Germany

Awards & grants

  • 2014 Artist residency of the Goethe-Institute, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing, China
  • 2014 Entrepreneur 4.0 Award for Photography
  • 2013 Otto-Steinert-Award 2013 (Finalist)
  • 2013 Artist residency of the Goethe Institute Villa Kamogawa, Kyoto, Japan
  • 2012 Artist residency, COFA, Sydney, Australia
  • 2011 "Stiftungspreis für Fotografie 2011", Alison & Peter W. Klein-Foundation, Kunstwerk, Nußdorf
  • 2011 "Internationaler Weldekunstpreis for Photography" (Shortlist)
  • 2010 Berliner Kunstpreis, Förderpreis Film- und Media Art, Academy of Arts, Berlin
  • 2009 Prix BMW Paris Photo (Shortlist)
  • 2007 Artist residency, Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop
  • 2006 DAAD Grant (Fine Arts), Los Angeles, USA
  • 2005 Förderpreis Fotografie, nbank, Hanover
  • 2004 Otto-Steinert-Preis 2004, (Ehrennennung)
  • 2004 DAAD Grant (Fine Arts), Los Angeles, USA
  • 2003 Artist residency Villa Vigoni, Loveno di Menaggio, Italy
  • 2003 Phaenographie Award
  • 2001 International Polaroid Award (First Prize)
  • 2000 Elite 2000, Nord-LB

Bibliography (selection)

  • Des Sascha Weidners und des Jan Böttchers einzig wahre Erlebnisse zu Wasser und zu Land, zu Pferd und zu Fuß, im Krieg und im Frieden, in der Luft so wie in den niedersächsischen Ländern und Bremen in diesem Jahr ganz neu verfasst und fotografiert von ihnen selbst., Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung, Hannover 2015, ISBN 978-3-00-049834-3.
  • Klasse.Buch – 64 Positionen aus der Klasse Eißfeldt. Kehrer, Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-86828-583-3.
  • Entrepreneur 4.0. Exhibition catalogue, seltmann+söhne, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-944721-19-4.
  • Sascha Weidner Catalogues, No. 1 – Last song, C / O Berlin. Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-928224-07-9.
  • Sascha Weidner Catalogues, No. 2 – The sorrows of young W., Goethe Institute Prague. Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-928224-08-6.
  • Sascha Weidner Catalogues, No. 3 – The Pictures of Others, Goethe Institute Prague. Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-928224-09-3.
  • Sascha Weidner Catalogues, No. 4 – Unveiled, The Sydney Project, Australian Centre for Photography. Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-1-922091-03-1.
  • Sascha Weidner Catalogues, No. 5 – Lay down close by, Australian Centre for Photography. Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-1-922091-03-1.
  • Traummänner – Starfotografen zeigen ihre Vision vom Ideal. Exhibition catalogue, Dumont, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-8321-9362-1.
  • Schloss Salder, Neue Kunst aus Niedersachsen. Exhibition catalogue, Salzgitter 2011, ISBN 978-3-941737-58-7.
  • Hijacked 2 – Australian and German Photography. Exhibition catalogue, Kehrer, Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-86828-126-2.
  • Was übrig bleibt / What remains. Appelhans, Brunswick 2010, ISBN 978-3-941737-15-0.
  • Future Images. Ore Motta, Milan 2010, ISBN 978-88-6413-017-0, 24
  • Ease and Eagerness. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2009, ISBN 978-3-7757-2433-3.
  • Am Wasser gebaut. Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim 2009.
  • Bis es wehtut / Until it hurts. Appelhans, Brunswick 2008, ISBN 978-3-937664-79-8.
  • Dialogues & Attitudes. Exhibition catalogue, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7757-1987-2.
  • Die Liebe zum Licht – Fotografie im 20. & 21. Jahrhundert. Kunstmuseum Celle, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst & Museum Bochum 2007, ISBN 978-3-8093-0236-0.
  • Enduring Beauty. Appelhans, Brunswick 2007, ISBN 978-3-937664-70-5.
  • Beauty Remains. Appelhans, Brunswick 2006, ISBN 3-937664-44-0.
  • Förderpreis Fotografie 2005. Appelhans, Brunswick 2006.
  • Eißfeldts Meister. Exhibition catalogue, APEX Kunstverein pro art, Göttingen 2006.
  • Das Schreiben der Bilder. Salon, Köln 2004, ISBN 3-89770-225-8.
  • fremde.orte. Museum für Photographie, Brunswick 2003.
  • Nach Cindy Exhibition catalogue, Mönchehaus für Moderne Kunst, Goslar 2000.
  • Gesundheit. Exhibition catalogue, Kunsthaus Essen, Petrikirche Dortmund & HBK Braunschweig 1999.
  • Gastspiel. Exhibition catalogue, Kunstverein Hannover, Richter 1998.
  • Zeitgeschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 1997.

References

  1. ^ a b "HBK-Meisterschüler Sascha Weidner verstorben", Obituary on the website of the HBK Braunschweig, Access date: June 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Estate of Sascha Weidner
  3. ^ a b Inka Schube: Karambolage / Hautnah. In: Förderpreis Dokumentarfotografie 2005. Wüstenrot Foundation, see [1]
  4. ^ a b saschaweidner.de Biography on the website of the artist
  5. ^ goethe.de Website of the Goethe Institute Japan, 2012.
  6. ^ goethe.de Website of the Goethe Institute China, April 2015.
  7. ^ deutsche-fotografische-akademie.com "Bulletin" of the German Photographic Academy, Issue 29, April 2013.
  8. ^ sammlung-klein.de Website of the Alison & Peter Klein Foundation
  9. ^ adk.de Website of the Academy of the Arts Berlin
  10. ^ Alix Landgrebe, Sascha Weidner: On Beauty, Vanitas, Melancholy. In: Sascha Weidner Catalogues, No. 4 – Unveiled, The Sydney Project, Australian Centre for Photography. Berlin 2013, p. 11 f.
  11. ^ vgh.de VGH Gallery, Hannover 2013.
  12. ^ btv-fokus.at Press statement for the exhibition "Just let go", fo.ku.s, Innsbruck 2012. (in German language)
  13. ^ Dorothea Schöne: Enduring Beauty. In: Sascha Weidner: Enduring Beauty. Brunswick 2007
  14. ^ priskapasquer.com about Rinko Kawauchi (in German language)
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