trispersion
| Edition | Limited Edition |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Mythology and Symbolism |
| Technique | Zeichnung |
| Height | 30 cm |
| Width | 40 cm |
| Length/Depth | 2 cm |
I created the contact negative for this cyanotype by hand.
The acid-free watercolour paper has a slight pink tinge and has a very warm feel.
The blackened areas of the stencil reveal the delicate pink
in the form of labyrinthine passages, whilst the background consists
of the characteristic Prussian blue produced by the cyanotype process.
The print is framed in a light-coloured wooden frame (wood type: Ayous)
and was produced in an edition of seven copies per motif.
Each cyanotype is unique 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 gives each cyanotype its own unique character.
The ‘trispersion’ is signed on the reverse
and is dispatched with a certificate of authenticity.
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
