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Malte Sänger
Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2023
Ultrachrome HDR Ink, Archival Pigment Print
72 x 55.5 cm
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of a Traveling Bird Collector |
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| 29 April — 10 June 2023 |
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Opening reception: Friday, 28 April, 6—8 pm
Malte Sänger will be present. |
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Malte Sänger
Harz Mountain. 2023
Ultrachrome HDR Ink, Archival Pigment Print
55.5 x 72 cm
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Malte Sänger's photographic narrative of a Traveling Bird Collector follows the traces of the "Harzer Roller", a canary that was one of the best-known and most popular German export goods in the 19th century, especially in the USA.
Bred in the villages of the Harz Mountains, the bird was not only popular for its melodius song, it was also used by miners around the world to save them from dying in the mines. If one of the canaries in the dark shafts stopped singing and fell unconscious from the perch, this signal protected the workers from inhaling excessive gas concentrations and enabled them to get to safety in time. |
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Malte Sänger
Gas Detector. 2023
Ultrachrome HDR Ink, Archival Pigment Print
72 x 55.5 cm
Edition of 5 + 2 AP |
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With the help of a large format camera he built especially for this series, Malte Sänger follows the winding paths of the Harz Roller and explores life deep in the layers of geology and in the cracks in our history. He is interested in the blind spots of this story and in the economic and ideological interests behind them.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication with photographs by Malte Sänger and an essay by Sophie Haslinger (German/English). We’ll be happy to reserve a signed copy for you. |
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Malte Sänger
Judge. 2023
Ultrachrome HDR Ink, Archival Pigment Print
72 x 55.5 cm
Edition of 5 + 2 AP |
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Malte Sänger (b. 1987) studied photography, philosophy and aesthetics at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach (diploma) before completing his studies with a Master of Fine Arts at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles.
In 2018/19 he was a prize winner at "Gute Aussichten - Junge deutsche Fotografie" and received their GRANT III scholarship in 2019/20. In 2015 he was awarded the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation and HfG Award, and for his books Shifting Baselines (2018) as well as Hinterland (2020), daemon and Ein Europäischer Sommer (2021) he was awarded the German Photography Book Prize in Silver. He has also received various grants and artist residencies, such as The Lilian Disney Scholarship as well as scholarships from the The Allan Sekula Social Documentary Fund, The Michael Asher Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and the 2023 REEF Residency, Los Angeles.
Malte Sänger’s works are part of various collections, including the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Art Collection and the Klingspor Museum Offenbach. |
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Malte Sänger
Pittsburgh. 2023
Ultrachrome HDR Ink, Archival Pigment Print
72 x 55.5 cm
Edition of 5 + 2 AP |
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