Christian von Alvensleben: Jump in time
In Reinbek Castle, Christian and Helga von Alvensleben show their archaic world in photographs. A jump in time from 1960 to 2016.
Christian von Alvensleben is one of the most important photographers of our time. His work combines formal rigor with poetic visual power and has been presented in numerous exhibitions. In this category, I gather articles, background information, and my own curatorial notes on his work.
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In Reinbek Castle, Christian and Helga von Alvensleben show their archaic world in photographs. A jump in time from 1960 to 2016.
In the exhibition “Salty Light”, Helga and Christian von Alvensleben show the quintessence of their photographs of the wild European Atlantic coast.
The exhibition “Macaréu” by Christian von Alvensleben makes the power of monster waves on the Portuguese Atlantic coast tangible.
Macaréu – tidal wave – is the name Christian von Alvensleben gives to his latest photographic project. The images were taken in early 2016 on the west coast of Portugal.
With his work “Isla Negra”, Christian von Alvensleben creates a lasting photographic monument to the island of Lanzarote in 52 black and white images.
The exhibition “Archaic – Original Forms of Life” with black and white photographs by Christian von Alvensleben at the Schleswig City Museum ended on November 16, 2014 with a highly acclaimed closing event.
Christian von Alvensleben presents new black and white photographs of primal forms of life and rock formations in Finistère on the coast of Brittany.