Thursday, May 26, 2011

Anders Petersen in Berlin

Anders Petersen, one of Sweden’s most influential auteur photographers, sensitively blurs the boundaries between madness and normality in his artwork “Mental Hospital”.   Petersen, who won international renown with his Hamburg Café Lehmitz series (1967-1970), spent several years photographing patients at psychiatric hospitals just south of Stockholm.  His gaze is one of raw tenderness, conveying naked emotions with insightful poetry. Carried by a deep integrity, he takes the viewer to the limits of normality.  Peterson will be exhibiting in Berlin starting on June 1.  Click here for further details



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