Distance and Proximity

October 18 - November 18 , 2006

Organized in cooperation by Goethe Institut-Istanbul and IFA and Curated by Dr Wulf Herzogenrath, the exhibition showcases Europe of the yesteryear — from a circular Gas Holder in Berlin to the Balford Tower in London and a crowded bus station in Porto, Portugal.

As part of the IFSAK International Photography Biennial, the exhibition will run at Millî Reasürans Art Gallery from October 18 to November 18.

Distance and Proximity is dedicated to the legendary artistic vision of Bernd and Hilla Becher, and their former students of photography at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. Also known as the ‘Becher School’, this group was where internationally renowned and critically acclaimed photographers, such as Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth, have emerged from. Curated by Wulf Herzogenrath and ifa, the exhibition featuring 76 works of nine artists, presents not just an important chapter in the exciting history of German photography, but very much a major aesthetic breakthrough in the history of art itself.