Andrea Witzmann
fading the facts

Impressions from a wide variety of cities and countries around the world, seemingly staged subjects that present themselves to the viewer as stages and presentation spaces of interior and exterior rooms, inviting an empathetic gaze that is poetic, comical, absurd and beautiful. In their model-like quality and composition, Andrea Witzmann's photographs resemble still lifes, mostly devoid of people, unexcited and subtly surreal. Only at second glance do small breaks, humorous notes, narrative insertions and moments of intimacy become apparent. The scenic character of the image composition leads away from a factual, neutral documentation and allows the image space to become a projection screen for the viewer, their imagination and their desires. Although Witzmann never stages or edits her photographs, meaning that the subjects are directly related to reality, they appear illusionistic and belong more to the realm of the imaginary than to that of documentation. Central to her working method is the emphasis on the most elementary artistic impulses, the search for and discovery of subjects worthy of being photographed, the choice of the frame, and waiting for the right daylight to give the images their special atmosphere and brilliance. Andrea Witzmann was born in Vienna in 1970. She lives and works in Vienna.