Space, 2008
Tobias Zielony
C-print, 45 x 30 cm
7 prints of each motif, signed
1,000 Euro
In his work, Tobias Zielony (born 1973, lives in Berlin) explores the life of teenagers and young people from marginal areas of society. However, his primary interest lies less in documenting reality than in the way the youngsters present themselves as an expression of certain attitudes in youth culture. He examines issues of open and latent violence and phenomena on the fringes of political and social life. Zielony photographed his work "Space" during a stay in Trona, a small, once-thriving industrial town on the edge of Death Valley in California. It has been characterised by bleak hopelessness and unemployment since its large chemical factory closed down. He photographed "Portage", this second motif for the annual limited editions, while making a film in Winnipeg, Canada, where teenagers gather every Sunday evening to go cruising in their cars.
Tobias Zielony is one of a new generation of photographers who combine classic documentary methods with conceptual presentation. He studied in Timm Rautert’s Master Class at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. He has been Professor for Art Photography at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne since October 2009.
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