Contemporary German Artist Thomas Kellner is celebrated for his photographs of international architectural attractions. Kellner’s images are playfully and smart. They integrate new techniques with traditional photographic practice and document sites as they engage art historical themes of construction/deconstruction and nod to cubism and cataloging. Thomas Kellner creates his work using 35mm film. Kellner carefully plans his images, creating sketches before taking a single shot, still- the final work is always a “surprise.” Kellner does tend to establishes a firm base, carefully marking-out his composition and giving the viewer level-ground to stand on. As he works his way up through the shot he tips his camera in one direction and the other; the effect is a visual dance. Later in the darkroom these carefully composed frames reconfigure. The 35mm film is cut-down between planned frames, and the fragmented subject is recomposed- a whole is made of many images. These contact sheet images become the final photograph.

This image of Stonehenge is a noteworthy piece by Thomas Kellner. Most of his subjects are modern and contemporary structures, this is one of a few early subjects, others include the Great Wall of China and the Colosseum in Rome.

33#35 England, Stonehenge by Thomas Kellner
5.71 x 13.58 in. Silverprint
Edition of 10 | $2,000