Anna Vogel

Born in: 1981
From: Herdecke, Germany
Lives and works: Dusseldorf, Germany
Represented by: Sperling
Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Vogel_(Fotografin)

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Biography

Anna Vogel studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Thomas Ruff and Andreas Gursky, developing a unique visual language influenced by the minimalist style of Bernd and Hilla Becher. She combines her own and found photographs, manipulating them digitally and adding expressive touches with materials like varnish, ink, and pigment. This results in surreal landscapes and abstract forms that blur the line between reality and abstraction.

Her work explores themes such as digital communication, nature, and history, transcending traditional photographic boundaries. Vogel employs a mix of analog and digital techniques, using collage and drafting tools to alter compositions. The resulting images evoke a sense of ambiguity, with familiar yet foreign landscapes that convey a melancholic energy, leaving viewers with a feeling of uncertainty and intrigue.

Career highlights

Solo shows

2023, Sperling, Munich, Germany: ukioq
2018, Fuhrwerkswaage, Cologne, Germany: citysounds, ZONTA Award
2017, Kunstverein Hildesheim, Germany: Early birds, old souls
2014, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, Germany: Give Back the Kingdom

Group shows

2023, DZ BANK Art Foundation, Frankfurt, Germany: Dialectics of Presence
2022, Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf, Germany: Breathing Water, Drinking Air
2020, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Germany: SUBJECT and OBJECT. PHOTO RHINE RUHR
2019, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany: Gezielte Setzungen
2018, Huis Marseille Museum voor Fotografie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Bernd, Hilla and the Others