Exhibited Works
sonja herpich // alltag auf ewig
As a photographer for the MUH magazine and a cunning chronicler of the Bavarian lifestyle, Herpich is an integral part of Munich’s arts and cultural scene. Her photographs are now on view in her first a solo exhibition.
30 October 2014 – 9 December 2014
On 30 October beginning at 7 p.m. all are invited to the opening reception at the gallery. The artist will be present.
The following works are presented in the show:
sonja herpich // alltag auf ewig
The Munich photographer Sonja Herpich, who became introduced to a greater public practically overnight when the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on her series of self-portraits as an Oktoberfest waitress, shares her unique view of life in the exhibition “alltag auf ewig” (“From Everyday to Eternity”). Presented is a cross-section of photographs featuring uninhibited images of society, as well as images portraying the supposed beauty of ubiquitous situations and objects. In surroundings that are mostly typical of the Bavarian countryside, she depicts the ugly, the trivial, or the boring as the subject of her photographs. She breaks with clichés, as well as stereotypical expectations, noting with subtle irony that cultural authenticity is severely endangered in this setting. Herpich’s preference for deconstructing convention also signals unusual compositions: some of her photographs are created only as light box objects, others attain a whole new level of meaning through applied colored neon tubes.