Elena Efeoglou at the Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur
With his “People of the 20th Century”, August Sander significantly shaped not only photography history, but also our understanding of images today. Elena Efeoglou takes a closer look at selected portraits within this iconic oeuvre. They provide the basis for her self-penned fictional stories, which she combines with AI-generated images to create imaginary narratives. In this manner, the lives of the illustrated persons take on specific contours and dimensions that open up alternative interpretations. With her multimedia work, Efeoglou not only explores the narrative potential of the photograph(s) and of Artificial Intelligence, but she also fills the archive with new visions and observations.
Elena Efeoglou
Elena Efeoglou (born 1978 in the Greek city of Drama, now lives in Thessaloniki) holds a Master's degree in Photography as well as in Philosophical, Pedagogical and Interdisciplinary Anthropology. In her doctoral thesis she dealt with the qualitative analysis of photographic representations during the Greek Civil War of 1946-1949. In her own artistic work she mainly uses the media of photography and video and she is particularly interested in the role of photography in private and public archives. Her interest lies in the materiality of photography and its role both as a document and in true and fictional narratives. Efeoglou is currently working with found photographs and artificial intelligence.
Visit to Elena Efeoglou in her residency at Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur
AMA#4 Meets University of Cologne
Elena Efeoglou was interviewed by students of the University of Cologne in the context seminar “Artist Meets Archive – Artists in the (Photo) Archive”, led by Dr. Franziska Brons and held at the Department of Art History Cologne.
She talks about her artistic practice and her residency project, and provides insights into the creative process behind her exhibition.
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Photographic Collection / SK Stiftung Kultur
The Photographic Collection /SK Stiftung Kultur, based in Cologne’s Mediapark since 1996, is devoted to objective documentary photography in the artistic context. With the August Sander Archive and comprehensive bundles comprising works by Bernd and Hilla Becher, two internationally renowned positions are represented in the collection which have decisively shaped this movement both aesthetically and formally. Based on these inventories, Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur realizes alternating exhibition projects and publications of both historical and contemporary provenance.
The collection is built up and scientifically curated in step with the devising of the exhibition programme. The collection represents names such as Boris Becker, Karl Blossfeldt, Joachim Brohm, William Christenberry, Paul Dobe, William Guerrieri, Ruth Hallensleben, Candida Höfer, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Andrea Robbins/Max Becher, Judith Joy Ross, Martin Rosswog, Wilhelm Schürmann, Petra Wittmar.
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