The new series AM by Andreas Herzau uses Angela Merkel as an example to examine the relationship between politics and the public as well as the representation of female power. Andreas Herzau accompanied the CDU chairman and German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel for years at public performances for his photographic investigation. AM shows the theatre, the absurdities and realities of political life, the loneliness, the struggle, the power and the injuries that politics brings with it as a profession. For his work, Herzau makes use of the collective knowledge of one of the most photographed persons on the political stage: he deconstructs rituals of public self-presentation with excerpts and sometimes enigmatically encrypted images, thereby making unexpected details speak for themselves. Andreas Herzau’s black and white photographs counter the inflationary level of Angela Merkel’s images with an attempt to visually do justice to one of the most influential personalities of our time.

Opening Reception: Friday, September 14, 2018, 7 pm | Admission free
Introduction:
Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie, in conversation with Andreas Herzau.

Accompanying events

Wednesday, Oct 24, 2018, 7 pm
Artist Talk & Book Signing with Andreas Herzau

Sunday, December 2, 2018, 4 – 7 pm
Finissage & Book Signing with Andreas Herzau

Simultaneously to the exhibition, the homonymous book will be published by Verlag Nimbus. Kunst und Bücher (Wädenswil):
Andreas Herzau
AM
108 Seiten, 55 Duplex-Fotos
27.5 x 20.5 cm, Broschur, Blockbuch
Eur 32.00 / CHF 38.00
Erscheint im September 2018
ISBN 978-3-03850-053-7

Editor’s note: The exhibition is part of EMOP Berlin — EUROPEAN MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY 2018.

Sep 15 — Dec 2, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, September 14, 2018, 7 pm
+ framework program: see above

f³ – freiraum für fotografie

Waldemarstraße 17, 10179 Berlin
[Mitte | Mitte]

Opening hours: Wed – Sun 1 – 7 pm. Special opening for groups upon request.

Admission: 5 € / reduced 3 €