Ryan Weber and Hanna Fischer
May 12 - June 23, 2007
"That's what I call it when you longingly remember a future ... that never happened." - Anonymous
Schalter is pleased to announce its new exhibition:
Prenostalgia will present a series of photographs made in collaboration between Hanna Fischer, a Berlin based photographer, and Schalter founder Ryan Weber. The work will present large format photographs made in the exhibition space for this show.
Images of past happenings are pervasive in history of 20th century art. For those born after the 1960's, much of what we know to know about -from the images of Dada actions to Acconci's "Following Piece"- comes to us in the form of grainy videos and stills or photographs reproduced in books and magazines. While the question remains open if we "had to be there" to appreciate the work, it's often difficult not to wish we had been.
Prenostalgia will look at this process by presenting itself as show about the idea of making a show about this desire. The work represents an interrogation of the types of images we have inherited: the lone figure in the studio, the glimpse "behind the scenes", or the possibility of empty space. And, underpinning it all, a sincere desire to imagine a future where we can look back on the present longingly.
Ryan Weber is an American artist, curator, and writer based in Berlin, Weber received his Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he was the recipient of the School's prestigious Trustee Scholarship, awarded in recognition of artistic merit. Weber's work and exhibitions have been shown internationally, and his writing on art has appeared in numerous US publications. Most recently in April, Weber's work was included in the show “Criteria” at Galería Perdida in Chilchota, Mexico. Schalter was started by Weber in October.
Hanna Fischer was born and raised in Berlin. As a child of television producing parents, she discovered a passion for photography early in her parent's darkroom, and developed her work independently through a number of assistantships and professional training programs. Since 2004, she has been working as a freelance photographer. Her work can be seen in a number of local and international publications.
