Barbara and Gertrud is a chapter that has been rediscovered, reinterpreted, a fragment of a contact sheet from Café Lehmitz, with which is has little in common. The light is no longer the neutral and steady electric light of a bulb, but of a rising sun. Comparing the contact sheet and the prints is revealing in that it shows the many variations a photograph can undergo in terms of its size and how it is printed. Although the series is similar to a cinematic narrative, is it a fine example of not only Andersen’s “battles and struggles,” but also of happier moments. Exhibiting the contact sheets is an exercise in simplicity and humility because, “the approach becomes visible, the weaknesses, the successes, the choices.” (p. 111)
Anne Biroleau
BOOK
Anders Petersen (par) Christian Caujolle
Collection Juste entre nous
André Frère Éditions
2013
EXHIBITION
Anders Petersen [photographies]
November 13th 2013 – February 2nd 2014
BNF Site Richelieu
5, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
France
http://www.bnf.fr/fr/evenements_et_culture/anx_expositions/f.anders_petersen.html
Anders Petersen, To Belong
November 8th – January 11th, 2014
Galerie VU’
58 Rue Saint-Lazare
75009 Paris
France
http://www.galerievu.com
