Hélène Binet 'Photographs of the work of Peter Zumthor'    Sep 4 - Nov 6, 2009

Hélène Binet
'Photographs of the work of Peter Zumthor'
September 4 - November 6, 2009

Under the title ‚Photographs of the work of Peter Zumthor‘ gabrielle ammann // gallery presents the solo-exhibition of photographer Hélène Binet. The exhibition will run from September 4, 2009 to November 6, 2009.

For twenty years Hélène Binet has photographed contemporary architecture and co-operated world-wide with the most renowned architects such as David Chipperfield, Zaha Hadid, Coop Himmelblau, Daniel Libeskind, Sauerbruch Hutton and Peter Zumthor.
She expresses the uniqueness of architecture, lets light and shade take effect, seizes walls and openings, corners and curves, to express through the use of her camera a personal point of view. The photographs reflect Binet’s interpretation of the building, resulting in her work separating itself from pure documentation to a work of art.

The exhibition at gabrielle ammann // gallery concentrates on the architecture of the current Pritzker Prize Laureate, Peter Zumthor. Hélène Binet has co-operated for over 10 years with Peter Zumthor and photographically recorded and also artistically interpreted all of his buildings.

Binet’s photographs of the Therme Vals (CH) bear witness to a great poetic energy and demonstrate how nature, water and stone interact in this building. With the works for the Kunstmuseum Kolumba of the Archbishop of Cologne (D) she focuses on the details of architecture and the interaction of light and shadow, which give this building a very special charm, and which Binet makes visible.
For the first time world-wide works are shown of Feldkapelle für den Heiligen Bruder Klaus, Mechernich Wachendorf (D).

Hélène Binet was born in Geneva, studied photography in Rome and lives and currently works in London. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions. In Autumn/Winter 2009 a book will be released by Phaidon Publishing House documenting her past completed works.

The artist will be present at the opening.

Finissage: November 6, 6-9pm

pReview zum Galerienwochenende Düsseldorf Cologne Open 2009 im artnet Magazin