syrtus aurantia
| Edition | Limited Edition |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Abstract |
| Technique | Art prints |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Width | 30 cm |
| Length/Depth | 1.5 cm |
Cyanotype on orange handmade paper
in a limited edition of ten prints per motif.
The cyanotype is framed
and is signed on the back of the handmade paper,
as well as on the backing board.
It is dispatched with a certificate of authenticity.
It is said of the classical Greek labyrinth
that it depicts the primordial dance of the ancient Greeks as a sequence of steps.
Or that Daedalus imprisons the unhoused Minotaur in the centre of the labyrinth.
I have depicted it here as a contact positive and, alongside it, as a contact negative.
Each cyanotype varies due to the light,
the coating and quality of the paper,
the water in which they are bathed
and other environmental factors.
No two prints are completely identical.
This is what makes every cyanotype unique.
Anna Hoffmann
under Professor Urs Lüthi
at the Kassel Art Academy.
She has always been interested in the poetic, mythological
aspects of everyday life and in the perception and staging
of environments. She is therefore not tied to any particular medium and
explores any kind of material she considers useful.
In particular, she is currently fascinated by cyanotype
with its (al)chemical attributes.
Cyanotype is a fascinating fine-art printing process:
After applying a light-sensitive solution to watercolour paper,
they are exposed using contact negatives.
This produces unique images in fascinating shades of blue,
some of which Anna Hoffmann subsequently transforms into other shades by toning
using plant essences.
Biography
Born in 1980 in Kassel
2000–2003 INTERNSHIPS IN STAGE DESIGN/SET DESIGN
AT THE JUNGES THEATER GÖTTINGEN,
SCHAUPIEL BONN
AND NETWORK MOVIE COLOGNE
2003 – 2009 STUDIES IN FINE ART,
IN URS LÜTHI’S CLASS,
KASSEL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
Solo (S) and group (G) exhibitions (selection):
2024 “TRANSFORM”, Zündorfer Wehrturm, Cologne, Germany (G)
2023 “Weihnachtarte”, – Kunstbalkon, Kassel, Germany (G)
2022 “Urban Odyssee”, – KunstBalkon, Kassel, Germany (E)
2021 “22nd Grenchen Triennial” – Switzerland (G)
“TELEPHONE” – Internat.ArtsExperiment, WorldWideWeb (G)
2020 “Expertinenzen” – KunstBalkon, Kassel, Germany (G)
“Passwort 4” – KunstTempel, Kassel, Germany (G)
2019 “Hinterconti & Friends” – Westwerk, Hamburg, Germany (G)
2017 “NARRATIVE POSITIONS #1” – Kulturbahnhof, Kassel, Germany (G)
“Artists’ Books for Everything” – Weserburg, Bremen, Germany (G)
2016 “Ursuppe” – Galerie 21, Hamburg, Germany (G)
“Ausfällung” – Kulturnetz Kassel, Germany (E)
“HaloBlister” – Kunsturm Mücke, Germany (E)
“Kunstpoststelle” – GEDOK Berlin, Germany (G)
2015 “Samowar” – Galerie Coucou, Kassel, Germany (G)
2014 “Nopression”, – Kunstverein Kassel, Germany (G)
2011 ‘Kettle full of diamonds’ – Nachtspeicher 23, Hamburg, Germany (G)
‘Drawing Connections’ – Siena Art Institute, Italy (G)
2010 “Interventions 2010” – Kassel Regional Council, Germany (G)
“Square Cubic Metre Times Two” – Nachtspeicher 23, Hamburg, Germany (G)
2009 “Examen 09” – Documentahalle, Kassel, Germany (G)
2007 “Zelle” – Old Prison, Bad Neustadt, Germany (G)
2006 “Sleepless Night” – Stellwerk Exhibition Space, Kassel, Germany (E)
Acquisitions / Grants:
2008 Grant from the Otto Braun Fund
2015 Acquisition of drawings and sculptures for the Artothek of the City of Kassel
2020 ‘Reopening Hesse Culturally’ grant from the Hessian Cultural Foundation
since 2020 Studio grant from HAP Hessenweit, based in Frankfurt
2021 ‘Opening up perspectives, safeguarding diversity’ grant from the Hessian Cultural Foundation
