“I have a passion for geometry, simplicity and contrasts. I like to play with light and shadow, to point out the finer details. I love coincidences and contradictions: a bird leaving a dead tree or an evanescent cloud behind a concrete wall. The angles of light and shade differ depending on the season, so it’s a challenge and a motivation to identify when to shoot.” Andrea Lohmann’s (b. 1978) compositions might recall the surrealist paintings of René Magritte – with familiar motifs of birds, clouds, buildings and glowing lights set against dazzling blue skies – however, the Berlin-based photographer’s inspiration comes, primarily, from the built environment: structures from the post-war era rising amongst streetlamps and pylons. A sense of spontaneity, of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “The Decisive Moment”, is also pivotal here, as Lohmann waits for moments of serendipity: where the organic and manmade seem to cohere. annigrafie.com.

Image Credits:
1. Andrea Lohmann, Burgas, Bulgaria (2018). Courtesy of the artist.
2. Andrea Lohmann, Burgas, Bulgaria (2018). Courtesy of the artist.
3. Andrea Lohmann, Near Hamburg, Germany (2019). Courtesy of the artist.
4. Andrea Lohmann, Burgas, Bulgaria (2018). Courtesy of the artist.
5. Andrea Lohmann, Burgas, Bulgaria (2018). Courtesy of the artist.
6. Andrea Lohmann, Berlin, Germany (2020). Courtesy of the artist.
7. Andrea Lohmann, Berlin, Germany (2018). Courtesy of the artist.
8. Andrea Lohmann, Berlin, Germany (2020). Courtesy of the artist.
9. Andrea Lohmann, Kyiv, Ukraine (2019). Courtesy of the artist.
10. Andrea Lohmann, Berlin, Germany (2019). Courtesy of the artist.
11. Andrea Lohmann, Berlin, Germany (2018). Courtesy of the artist.