honorable mention
Jorg Karg germany
title
Fire without a Sound
“Breaking the boundaries means breaking my own boundaries in first place. Dismiss all restrictions. Exhale everything. Start again.”
This time was an incredible journey full of development, doubts, mistakes and freedom to do everything I think is necessary to push my work forward. Result is a new body of photographic collage works i call 'Fire without a Sound'. But as a side-effect also objects and poems I will not release yet. Everything was part of the journey. Part of the process. And today I can honestly say that I couldn’t be more thankful for that experience. Today I feel like shake the hand of each and every work, laugh about beautiful moments and finally getting more and more sure about the fact:
“These works guided me for so long, I think now it’s time to let them go.”
Jorg Karg did not try to gain any access to the art market until 2016. But after the decision was finally made, he was directly nominated for The BLOOOM Award 2016 and had the opportunity to present himself at the Cologne Art.Fair. After that he found awesome gallery support, which made it possible for him to exhibit excerpts of his work in Germany. In 2017, he was shortlisted for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize and, as a result, he exhibited in London. Later that year he was able to present his work in the Netherlands and Sweden. 2018 the journey went on with several Art Fairs and Exhibitions all across Europe and abroad.
STATEMENT
„The intention behind my digital photo collages is that the beholder feels addressed immediately, without any further explanation. Therefore I use present-day visual language and techniques to combine it with long established, fundamental rules of painting and drawing. Our subjective perception is shaped by so many instant influences these days. Modern media affects us immensely, but so does almost forgotten ideas about shapes, colors and expressions of past days. Everything builds on one another and is subconsciously present all the time. All that can be used to move the viewer and create an unexpected personal experience.“
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entry description
During the last 15 month I took about 8.000 photos in my studio and around. I experimented with clay, wire, wood and so many more materials and objects. Just to name some things, I covered a chair in concrete and glued around 1000 pearls on fabric. I bent candles, grinded stone for weeks and smashed a lot of beautiful ceramics just to photograph the shards. All to finally understand one thing:“Breaking the boundaries means breaking my own boundaries in first place. Dismiss all restrictions. Exhale everything. Start again.”
This time was an incredible journey full of development, doubts, mistakes and freedom to do everything I think is necessary to push my work forward. Result is a new body of photographic collage works i call 'Fire without a Sound'. But as a side-effect also objects and poems I will not release yet. Everything was part of the journey. Part of the process. And today I can honestly say that I couldn’t be more thankful for that experience. Today I feel like shake the hand of each and every work, laugh about beautiful moments and finally getting more and more sure about the fact:
“These works guided me for so long, I think now it’s time to let them go.”
about the photographer
Born 1982, raised and currently living in Germany with an unbridled obsession for pictures. In principle, Jorg Karg has been focusing on digital collages for around twelve years now. He takes photographic material, rearrange it, and abstract it using photo-editing software. Therefore he creates own photographic material and works with photographers all around the world. Before discovering this fascinating subject, Jorg Karg also worked obsessively on painting and drawing. Indeed, this was a good route, as the knowledge he gained there helps him in his work today.Jorg Karg did not try to gain any access to the art market until 2016. But after the decision was finally made, he was directly nominated for The BLOOOM Award 2016 and had the opportunity to present himself at the Cologne Art.Fair. After that he found awesome gallery support, which made it possible for him to exhibit excerpts of his work in Germany. In 2017, he was shortlisted for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize and, as a result, he exhibited in London. Later that year he was able to present his work in the Netherlands and Sweden. 2018 the journey went on with several Art Fairs and Exhibitions all across Europe and abroad.
STATEMENT
„The intention behind my digital photo collages is that the beholder feels addressed immediately, without any further explanation. Therefore I use present-day visual language and techniques to combine it with long established, fundamental rules of painting and drawing. Our subjective perception is shaped by so many instant influences these days. Modern media affects us immensely, but so does almost forgotten ideas about shapes, colors and expressions of past days. Everything builds on one another and is subconsciously present all the time. All that can be used to move the viewer and create an unexpected personal experience.“
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