Tamara Horáková and Ewald Maurer retrospective at Fotohof traces 40 years of conceptual photography

Fotohof presents a comprehensive retrospective examining the four-decade careers of Tamara Horáková and Ewald Maurer, whose work helped establish photography as a legitimate artistic medium during the 1980s. Their practice encompasses large-format canvases treated with Liquid Light emulsion, site-specific installations, and critical engagement with political events through photographic means. The exhibition traces the evolution of photographic technology from early processes like daguerreotypes through the decline of high-tech laboratories to contemporary digital applications. Horáková and Maurer have made significant contributions to conceptual and abstract photography while exploring theoretical questions about the fundamental nature of the medium. Their extensive body of work, described by critic Werner Fenz as materially "opulent," has earned numerous awards and been widely exhibited, published, and collected internationally. The artists' investigations span both analog and digital imaging processes, examining how photographic specificity has transformed across technological eras. Their early work in the 1980s was characterized by media-critical approaches that reflected on contemporary political developments through photographic interventions. The retrospective at Fotohof provides a comprehensive overview of their influential careers and their role in expanding photography's artistic possibilities.