PHOTOGRAPHY
PHILIPP LAUBENDER
(AUSTRIA)
 
DETAILS
Digital photography
(1/8) Limited edition
30 x 40 cm
2024
 
DESCRIPTION
This photograph, taken in Prague, shows a solitary figure stepping out of
darkness into the light. At first glance, it appears to be a painting or a drawing, but in fact, it is a photograph. This impression arose from the unique shooting situation and minimal post-processing.

The grainy, almost analog look lends the image an additional sense of uniqueness.
The dreamlike softness and nearly abstract textures transform an everyday moment into an exploration of memory, solitude, and the blurred boundaries of perception. Created in Kafka’s hometown, it seems to merge with his stories, where reality and dream are inseparably intertwined.

Here, photography becomes visual poetry.
Presented in a black 30×40 cm Delta aluminum frame and printed on museum-quality Fine Art Baryta paper, this work is part of a limited edition of eight prints.