Valentina Seidel »Exchange: Bauhaus People Today«
September 12—October 13, 2009

Spinnerei Gallery Tour:
Saturday, September 12, 11 am—9 pm
Sunday, September 13, 11 am—6 pm

This project started in 2006: I am interested in the myth of the Bauhaus Dessau and how the people, who work there today, think about and react to it. I would like to explore this attitude by showing it through the making of photographs in collaboration with the international partcipants of the kolleg, teachers and staff. Here, the iconic photographs of the 1920s Bauhaus could be a starting point and inspiration to look at. Possible locations for the photographs are the Bauhaus Building itself, the Masters-Houses, the Kornhouse, the Steelhouse etc. I am interested in the personal and contemporary poses infront of the background of the [fetishized and now renovated] Worldheritage Bauhaus Dessau.
—Valentina Seidel

Valentina Seidel, *1973 in Regensburg, Germany, lives and works in Leipzig
1992/93 practical trainings in photography, International Summeracademy of Fine Arts Salzburg, Austria, under Michael Schmidt [1992] and Nan Goldin [1993]
1994–1999 Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig/Germany, Department of Photography; Diploma
1999–2001 postgraduate studies at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig/Germany, Class of Photography and Media, with professor Joachim Brohm

Publication
Valentina Seidel ›Exchange: Portraits with Artists‹, a fully illustrated catalogue, edited by Fotohof Salzburg, AT, with an essay by Wolfgang Ullrich. ISBN 978-3-901756-94-8

The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm.
Josef Filipp, Michaela Rosbach, and Jörg Rosbach look forward to your visit.
For additional information and viewing appointments, call: +49 [0] 172.373 11 10