1st place
gold star award
Sebastian Weiss
germany 
title
Dramatis personae II
When I visited last year some very expressive and characterful buildings, I wondered why not even expand this idea of a „public performance“ and consider the city itself as a theater.
I intended to examine which protagonists are on the stage of a city, thus I was looking for "persons" whose role is essential and formative for the play. It is not about good or bad characters, but actors, who embody their role authentically and memorably. Against this backdrop, I began to document the architectural ensemble of a city with the most important actors from my point of view. The metaphor "dramatis personae" derives from this idea - the cast of main architectural protagonists on the stage of the city, which in turn provide us with an appropriate space for our daily performances.
I am passionate about concrete aesthetics, and urban shapes in all their detail have been an inspiration to me ever since.
My work is also found in the annual edition “Best of Germany 2013” of Architectural Digest Germany as well as in Dezeen, Washington Post, Aesthetica Magazine, ArchDaily, Creative Boom, Architizer, designboom, Fahrenheitº Magazine etc.
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entry description
The city is like the “theater of life”. Every day, dramas, comedies or cliffhangers are performed on its stage, and we are all part of this „public performance“.When I visited last year some very expressive and characterful buildings, I wondered why not even expand this idea of a „public performance“ and consider the city itself as a theater.
I intended to examine which protagonists are on the stage of a city, thus I was looking for "persons" whose role is essential and formative for the play. It is not about good or bad characters, but actors, who embody their role authentically and memorably. Against this backdrop, I began to document the architectural ensemble of a city with the most important actors from my point of view. The metaphor "dramatis personae" derives from this idea - the cast of main architectural protagonists on the stage of the city, which in turn provide us with an appropriate space for our daily performances.
about the photographer
I am a Hamburg based architectural photographer and photo columnist at Architectural Digest Germany.I am passionate about concrete aesthetics, and urban shapes in all their detail have been an inspiration to me ever since.
My work is also found in the annual edition “Best of Germany 2013” of Architectural Digest Germany as well as in Dezeen, Washington Post, Aesthetica Magazine, ArchDaily, Creative Boom, Architizer, designboom, Fahrenheitº Magazine etc.
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