2010-Present: "Willows or Illusions" Berlin Portraits
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Shortly after the ending of a special relationship and the loss of my parents. I turned the camera on myself for the very first time. I would photograph myself obsessively for almost a year and appropriately titled it "the private world of alydelu" (see included portfolio). I eventually wanted to extend this and document the circle of friends and acquaintances that I hung out within the Berlin local art scene, including Basso Berlin - Art & Culture on Köpenickerstrasse, the early days of Möbel-Olfe, Roses, and later Südblock.
Aside to the portraits, (and saving contact information that was written on coasters from the previous evening), I kept a journal recording the experience of the shoot that often took the whole day. The majority of the sessions took place in my home on Oranienstrasse and the ideal light situation was the beautifully diffused light of winter.
After taking several rolls of film and depending, I'd shoot a second portrait that included me, creating a double portrait.
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A heartfelt thank you to those who participated, directly or indirectly and welcoming me into this very unique creative community during an extremely difficult period in my life, I am forever grateful.
Included is a small selection taken here and sometimes there, listed in Random
Order:
Katrin Becker
Andrea Scrima
Marie eve LaFontaine
Florian Zeyfang
Karl Holmqvist
Nadja Abt
Doris Berger
Henrik Olesen
Gerry Bibby
Ariane Mueller and Martin Ebner
Daniel Yamada
Christian Siekmeier
Ryan McLaughlin
Xenia
Dorothea Tuch
Neda Sanai
Hiroshi McDonald Mori
Constance Barrère Dangleterre
Jon Cambell
Ben Clark
Steven Warwick
Julian Goethe
Hanapoo Gradinger
Steev Lemercier
Florian Zeyfang
Anton Stoianov
Rein Vollenga
Guillaume Airiaud
Scott Cameron Weaver
Adrian Hermanides
Marc Bauer
Jan Molzberger
Sabina Maria van der Linden
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Hunter Reynolds
Laura Bruce
Annette Ruentzler
Paul Cabine
Claire Millage
Caryl ~ Creative Renegade
Hanapoo Gradinger
Annika Strom
Claudia Hart
Jessie Evans
Billy Miller
Yamato Takahata
Yusuf Etiman
Dominic Eichler