b. 1967, Germany

Elger Esser Biography

Elger Esser, born 1967 in Stuttgart, Germany and raised in Rome, is a graduate of the‚ Becher class‘ of the Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie. However one can not detect the formal strictness of Bernd Becher in Essers landscape and architectural photography. They seem to be more related to the earliest photography in their romantic static’s.

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Theses in faded yellow dipped landscapes, mostly taken in France and Italy, are in strange kind of transition; all the details are correct, nothing has been retouched, but still everything seems to be unreal and remote. Just as after a dream, there remain no concrete landscapes but vague impressions and memories of travelling through peaceful scenes, especially river landscapes and coastal regions. Essers merging picture zones of water, sand, snow and clouds create their un-insistent suction by extruding mainly one thing: calmness.

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Mont Saint Michel - Tourbillion by Elger Esser contemporary artwork print
Elger Esser Mont Saint Michel - Tourbillion, 2023 Direct Print on Silver-Plated Copper
47 x 62 x 5 cm
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Saida II, Libanon by Elger Esser contemporary artwork photography
Elger Esser Saida II, Libanon, 2005 C-print, Diasec face
184 x 242.5 x 5 cm
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Mont Saint Michel IV by Elger Esser contemporary artwork photography, print
Elger Esser Mont Saint Michel IV, 2020 C-print Diasec face, Forex
184 x 248 cm
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Enfeh IV by Elger Esser contemporary artwork photography
Elger Esser Enfeh IV, 2004 C-print diasec/forex
141 x 184 cm
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