Thomas Wrede's Real Landscapes at Photo&Contemporary in Turin
German photographer Thomas Wrede (born 1963 in Iserlohn) presents his series 'Real Landscapes' at Photo&Contemporary in Turin, 2020. The exhibition features ambiguous images that blur the line between reality and model, challenging viewers to discern truth from exact representation. Works include 'Open Air Bath' showing twin pools in a misty plain, 'Fred & Red Cafè' with a 1950s diner on a lunar-like mountain, 'Road to Nowhere' with a paved road across a sand desert, and 'Skycrapers in Back Light' depicting a miniature metropolis in nowhere. The photographs evoke a sense of human absence and 'sparizione' (disappearance), inviting philosophical reflection on perception and reality. The exhibition is curated by Nicola Davide Angerame, who also photographed the installation views.
Key facts
- Thomas Wrede is a German photographer born in 1963 in Iserlohn.
- The exhibition 'Real Landscapes' was held at Photo&Contemporary in Turin in 2020.
- The series includes works like 'Open Air Bath', 'Fred & Red Cafè', 'Road to Nowhere', and 'Skycrapers in Back Light'.
- The photographs depict ambiguous landscapes that could be real or models.
- Human absence is a central theme, described as 'sparizione' (disappearance).
- The exhibition was curated by Nicola Davide Angerame.
- Installation views were photographed by Nicola Davide Angerame.
- The article references philosophical concepts from Plato, Descartes, and Sartre.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Wrede
- Olivo Barbieri
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Pablo Picasso
- Gioachino Rossini
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- David Lynch
- Roland Barthes
- Plato
- René Descartes
- Jean-Paul Sartre
Institutions
- Photo&Contemporary
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Iserlohn
- Germany