The Treatment
Allemagne
2016invité
Germans attend spas both for health benefits and for leisure. Many cities offer centers specialised in the treatment of chronic diseases such as asthma or rheumatism. Alexander KRACK explores this microcosm and searches for a unifying aesthetic within the numerous spa towns that he visited in Germany. In the process of his work, memories of his childhood summers, spent in mountain resorts in an attempt to treat chronic bronchitis, resurfaced. They associate images of the beauty of nature, strange medical machines and elderly people in white coats. The aesthetic and emotional ambivalence of these memories presents itself in the often surreal setting of his photography and can be seen as the basis of his work.
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About the artist
Alexander KRACK born in 1981 is a German photographer. He studied at the Ostkreuz School for Photography in Berlin. He won the Grand Prix at the International Photo Festival of Leiden and conducted exhibitions in Germany and in several festivals (Malmö Fotobiennal , Voies Off – Arles and C.A.R Essen).
With the support of Goethe Institut.
