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Arwed Messmer

October 19, 2023

Arwed Messmer (born 1964)[1] is a German photographer and artist, based in Berlin.[2] His work primarily uses recontextualised vernacular photographs of recent historical events, found in German state archives, in order to pose questions about photography.[3] He mainly produces books of this work, often with Annett Gröschner on the time of a divided Germany, but also exhibits it.[3]

Messmer won the Otto Steinert Prize from the German Society for Photography in 1996, was co-winner (with Gröschner) of a DAM Architectural Book Award in 2011 and 2012, and was shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2018.

Life and work Edit

Messmer was born in 1964 in Schopfheim in the district of Lörrach, Germany.[2] He moved to Berlin in 1991.[3]

His work over the course of 25 years has dealt with issues surrounding German post-war history.[4] For the latter 10 years he has worked primarily with utilitarian images produced by the state, that he has found in a number of archives.[4]

In 1994 and 1995 Messmer made a series called "Potsdamer Platz, Anno Zero" (Potsdamer Platz, Year Zero).[3] Potsdamer Platz was an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin that was totally destroyed during World War II and then left desolate during the Cold War era when the Berlin Wall bisected its former location. Messmer's series is concerned with this period, before it became the site of major redevelopment projects.[3]

Messmer's 2014 book Reenactments MfS uses photographs of re-enactments of escape attempts across the Berlin Wall, and crime-scene exhibits, sourced from the Stasi Records Agency.[3] The images were made in the course of crime investigations by the Ministry for State Security (MfS), commonly known as the Stasi, the official state security service of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).[3] Re-enactments were "often restaged with participation by the actual escapee after they were caught".[3] Messmer provides new contexts for the photographs and removes their captions.[3] The book also includes Messmer's "Revisited Places" series of photographs that he made in 2014.[3]

Messmer's 2016 book Zelle/Cell is about the West German far-left militant organisation the Red Army Faction (RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group.[5] It contains lesser-known photographs[4] of the group's history between 1968 (with the 2 June Movement) and 1977. The work was shown in an exhibition titled RAF: No Evidence / Kein Beweis in June 2018 at Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany. The critic Gerry Badger has written that "He is not attempting to reconstruct the history but play creatively, as it were, with this fascinating, but enigmatic material.  . . . Messmer is questioning photography's role, both as witness, and ultimately, as art."[5] Messmer says "My work also has an ethical dimension: What images can be shown? How can they be shown? And why should we look at them?".[4]

Publications Edit

Publications by Messmer Edit

  • Hier beginnt die Zukunft, hier steigen wir aus. Berlin: Berlin, 2002. Annett Gröschner [Wikidata]. Photographs by Messmer. ISBN 978-3827004208. In German.
  • Johannes Schütz: Bühnen / Stages 2000 – 2007. Nuremberg: Moderne Kunst, 2008. Photographs by Messmer. ISBN 978-3940748034. In German and English.
  • Eine halbe Stunde vor Berlin: Trebbin – Momentaufnahme einer Kleinstadt in der Mark Brandenburg. Berlin: Hansgert Lambert, 1993. Photographs by Messmer. ISBN 978-3-925935-19-0.
  • Kontrakt 903: Erinnerung an eine strahlende Zukunft. Berlin: Kontext, 2003. Images by Messmer, text by Gröschner. ISBN 978-3931337384. In German.
  • So weit kein Auge reicht: Berliner Panoramafotografien aus den Jahren 1949-1952 = As far as no eye can see. Berlinische Galerie/Dumont Literatur; Cologne: Kunst, 2008. Recorded by Fritz Tiedemann [Wikidata], reconstructed and interpreted by Messmer. ISBN 978-3-940208-04-0, ISBN 9783832191870. With text by Florian Ebner [Wikidata], Janos Frecot [Wikidata], Benedikt Goebel, Gröschner, Wolfgang Kil [Wikidata] and Ursula Müller. In German, with English insert.
  • Verlorene Wege. Nuremberg: Moderne Kunst, 2009. Images by Messmer, text by Gröschner. ISBN 978-3940748676. In German.
  • Anonyme Mitte – Berlin: Anonymous Heart – Berlin. Nuremberg: Moderne Kunst, 2009. By Messmer. ISBN 978-3941185661. With text by Florian Ebner and Gröschner. In German and English.
  • Aus anderer Sicht. Die frühe Berliner Mauer = The other view: The early Berlin Wall. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2011. Edited by Gröschner and Messmer. ISBN 978-3-7757-3207-9. With essays by Greg Bond, Olaf Briese [Wikidata], Florian Ebner, Matthias Flügge [Wikidata], Gröschner, Messmer. In German and English.
  • Berlin, Fruchtstraße: am 27. März 1952/on March 27, 1952. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2012. Historical photographs by Fritz Tiedemann reconstructed and interpreted by Messmer (images) and Annett Göschner (text). Edited by Gröschner and Messmer. ISBN 978-3-7757-3472-1. With texts by Florian Ebner, Uwe Tiedemann, and Gröschner. In German and English.
  • Reenactment MfS. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2014. Edited/authored by Messmer. ISBN 978-3-7757-3911-5. In German and English.
  • Zelle/Cell. Berlin: Hatje Cantz, 2016. Concept and photography by Messmer. ISBN 978-3-7757-4185-9. In German and English.

Publications with contributions by Messmer Edit

  • Berlin 89/09: Kunst zwischen Spurensuche und Utopie / Art Between Traces of the Past and Utopian Futures. Includes Messmer's 1996 series "Potsdamer Platz Anno Zero" (Potsdamer Platz, Year Zero). Berlinische Gallery/Dumont Literatur; Cologne: Kunst, 2009. Edited by Guido Faßbender. ISBN 978-3832192730. In German and English.

Awards Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Deutsche Börse 2019 Nominee: Arwed Messmer". The Photographers' Gallery. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. ^ a b "RAF-No Evidence / Kein Beweis". C/O Berlin. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ladd, Jeffrey. "Go Inside East Germany's Stasi Archives". Time. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. ^ a b c d White, Ryan; Whitehouse, Matthew (21 November 2018). "4 artists pushing forward the possibilities of photography". i-D. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  5. ^ a b Badger, Gerry (23 April 2017). "Arwed Messmer". www.1000wordsmag.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  6. ^ "DAM Deutsches Architekturmuseum". German Architecture Museum. Retrieved 2019-02-20.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ . German Architecture Museum. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  8. ^ "Announcing the Winners of the 2016 PhotoBook Awards". Aperture Foundation. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (5 November 2018). "Guns and poses: Deutsche Börse photography prize shortlist revealed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-08 – via www.theguardian.com.
  10. ^ "Shortlist announced for the 2019 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize". British Journal of Photography. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-08.

External links Edit

  • Official website

October 19, 2023
arwed, messmer, born, 1964, german, photographer, artist, based, berlin, work, primarily, uses, recontextualised, vernacular, photographs, recent, historical, events, found, german, state, archives, order, pose, questions, about, photography, mainly, produces,. Arwed Messmer born 1964 1 is a German photographer and artist based in Berlin 2 His work primarily uses recontextualised vernacular photographs of recent historical events found in German state archives in order to pose questions about photography 3 He mainly produces books of this work often with Annett Groschner on the time of a divided Germany but also exhibits it 3 Messmer won the Otto Steinert Prize from the German Society for Photography in 1996 was co winner with Groschner of a DAM Architectural Book Award in 2011 and 2012 and was shortlisted for the Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation Prize in 2018 Contents 1 Life and work 2 Publications 2 1 Publications by Messmer 2 2 Publications with contributions by Messmer 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksLife and work EditMessmer was born in 1964 in Schopfheim in the district of Lorrach Germany 2 He moved to Berlin in 1991 3 His work over the course of 25 years has dealt with issues surrounding German post war history 4 For the latter 10 years he has worked primarily with utilitarian images produced by the state that he has found in a number of archives 4 In 1994 and 1995 Messmer made a series called Potsdamer Platz Anno Zero Potsdamer Platz Year Zero 3 Potsdamer Platz was an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin that was totally destroyed during World War II and then left desolate during the Cold War era when the Berlin Wall bisected its former location Messmer s series is concerned with this period before it became the site of major redevelopment projects 3 Messmer s 2014 book Reenactments MfS uses photographs of re enactments of escape attempts across the Berlin Wall and crime scene exhibits sourced from the Stasi Records Agency 3 The images were made in the course of crime investigations by the Ministry for State Security MfS commonly known as the Stasi the official state security service of the German Democratic Republic East Germany 3 Re enactments were often restaged with participation by the actual escapee after they were caught 3 Messmer provides new contexts for the photographs and removes their captions 3 The book also includes Messmer s Revisited Places series of photographs that he made in 2014 3 Messmer s 2016 book Zelle Cell is about the West German far left militant organisation the Red Army Faction RAF also known as the Baader Meinhof Group 5 It contains lesser known photographs 4 of the group s history between 1968 with the 2 June Movement and 1977 The work was shown in an exhibition titled RAF No Evidence Kein Beweis in June 2018 at Museum Folkwang in Essen Germany The critic Gerry Badger has written that He is not attempting to reconstruct the history but play creatively as it were with this fascinating but enigmatic material Messmer is questioning photography s role both as witness and ultimately as art 5 Messmer says My work also has an ethical dimension What images can be shown How can they be shown And why should we look at them 4 Publications EditPublications by Messmer Edit Hier beginnt die Zukunft hier steigen wir aus Berlin Berlin 2002 Annett Groschner Wikidata Photographs by Messmer ISBN 978 3827004208 In German Johannes Schutz Buhnen Stages 2000 2007 Nuremberg Moderne Kunst 2008 Photographs by Messmer ISBN 978 3940748034 In German and English Eine halbe Stunde vor Berlin Trebbin Momentaufnahme einer Kleinstadt in der Mark Brandenburg Berlin Hansgert Lambert 1993 Photographs by Messmer ISBN 978 3 925935 19 0 Kontrakt 903 Erinnerung an eine strahlende Zukunft Berlin Kontext 2003 Images by Messmer text by Groschner ISBN 978 3931337384 In German So weit kein Auge reicht Berliner Panoramafotografien aus den Jahren 1949 1952 As far as no eye can see Berlinische Galerie Dumont Literatur Cologne Kunst 2008 Recorded by Fritz Tiedemann Wikidata reconstructed and interpreted by Messmer ISBN 978 3 940208 04 0 ISBN 9783832191870 With text by Florian Ebner Wikidata Janos Frecot Wikidata Benedikt Goebel Groschner Wolfgang Kil Wikidata and Ursula Muller In German with English insert Verlorene Wege Nuremberg Moderne Kunst 2009 Images by Messmer text by Groschner ISBN 978 3940748676 In German Anonyme Mitte Berlin Anonymous Heart Berlin Nuremberg Moderne Kunst 2009 By Messmer ISBN 978 3941185661 With text by Florian Ebner and Groschner In German and English Aus anderer Sicht Die fruhe Berliner Mauer The other view The early Berlin Wall Ostfildern Hatje Cantz 2011 Edited by Groschner and Messmer ISBN 978 3 7757 3207 9 With essays by Greg Bond Olaf Briese Wikidata Florian Ebner Matthias Flugge Wikidata Groschner Messmer In German and English Berlin Fruchtstrasse am 27 Marz 1952 on March 27 1952 Ostfildern Hatje Cantz 2012 Historical photographs by Fritz Tiedemann reconstructed and interpreted by Messmer images and Annett Goschner text Edited by Groschner and Messmer ISBN 978 3 7757 3472 1 With texts by Florian Ebner Uwe Tiedemann and Groschner In German and English Reenactment MfS Ostfildern Hatje Cantz 2014 Edited authored by Messmer ISBN 978 3 7757 3911 5 In German and English Zelle Cell Berlin Hatje Cantz 2016 Concept and photography by Messmer ISBN 978 3 7757 4185 9 In German and English Publications with contributions by Messmer Edit Berlin 89 09 Kunst zwischen Spurensuche und Utopie Art Between Traces of the Past and Utopian Futures Includes Messmer s 1996 series Potsdamer Platz Anno Zero Potsdamer Platz Year Zero Berlinische Gallery Dumont Literatur Cologne Kunst 2009 Edited by Guido Fassbender ISBN 978 3832192730 In German and English Awards Edit1996 Otto Steinert Prize Wikidata from the German Society for Photography DGPh for his series Potsdamer Platz Anno Zero Potsdamer Platz Year Zero 3 better source needed 2011 Co winner with Annett Groschner DAM Architectural Book Award Architectural History Historical Catalogue category German Architecture Museum for Aus anderer Sicht The Other View 6 2012 Co winner with Annett Groschner DAM Architectural Book Award Photobook prize Editor category for Berlin Fruchtstrasse 7 2016 Special Jurors Mention PhotoBook of the Year Paris Photo Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards Paris was awarded to Taking Stock of Power An Other View of the Berlin Wall by Annett Groschner and Messmer 8 2018 Shortlisted Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation Prize 2019 for the exhibition RAF No Evidence Kein Beweis at Zephyr Raum fur Fotografie Mannheim 2017 The other shortlistees were Laia Abril Susan Meiselas and Mark Ruwedel 9 10 References Edit Deutsche Borse 2019 Nominee Arwed Messmer The Photographers Gallery 25 January 2019 Retrieved 2019 02 18 a b RAF No Evidence Kein Beweis C O Berlin 19 October 2017 Retrieved 2019 02 18 a b c d e f g h i j k Ladd Jeffrey Go Inside East Germany s Stasi Archives Time Retrieved 2019 02 18 a b c d White Ryan Whitehouse Matthew 21 November 2018 4 artists pushing forward the possibilities of photography i D Retrieved 2019 02 18 a b Badger Gerry 23 April 2017 Arwed Messmer www 1000wordsmag com Retrieved 2019 02 20 DAM Deutsches Architekturmuseum German Architecture Museum Retrieved 2019 02 20 permanent dead link DAM Deutsches Architekturmuseum German Architecture Museum Archived from the original on 2018 03 25 Retrieved 2019 02 20 Announcing the Winners of the 2016 PhotoBook Awards Aperture Foundation 11 November 2016 Retrieved 18 February 2019 O Hagan Sean 5 November 2018 Guns and poses Deutsche Borse photography prize shortlist revealed The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2019 02 08 via www theguardian com Shortlist announced for the 2019 Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation Prize British Journal of Photography 5 November 2018 Retrieved 2019 02 08 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arwed Messmer amp oldid 1062125964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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