3rd Place winner
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DESCRIPTION
Basic statementThe intention behind my digital photographic collages is that the beholder feels addressed immediately, without any further explanation. Therefore I use present-day visual language and techniques to combine it with long established, fundamental ideas of painting and drawing.
Our subjective perception is shaped by so many instant influences these days. Modern media affects us immensely, but so does almost forgotten ideas about shapes, colors and expressions of past days. Everything builds on one another and is subconsciously present all the time. All that has to be taken into account to move the viewer and create an unexpected personal experience. If you like, an expansion of the field of photographic collage.
Work statement
The idea behind this special work is basically simple and seems so complicated for us at the same time. We all hold the doorknob for our very own luck and development. Fear, greed and stereotypes, just to name a few, are restricting our perspective. The small and sensitive tree can be understood as a Metaphor for our society and our personal development at the same time. If we are open, we have the chance to let this small, sensitive plant grow stronger and stronger in our hands.
AUTHOR
Born 1982, raised and currently living in Germany with an unbridled obsession for pictures. Jorg Karg has been focusing on digital collages for around twelve years now. He takes photographic material, rearrange it, and abstract it, using photo-editing software. Before discovering this fascinating for photography, he obsessively painted and drew, which is big influence in his current photographic practice. Jorg Karg was nominated for The BLOOOM Award 2016 (Art.Fair Cologne) and was shortlisted for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2017. Since then he exhibited in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. In 2018 and 2019 the journey went on and his works were recognized by several awards like the PX3 Paris Photo Award or the IPA International Photography Award. The range of exhibitions has also expanded to France, Spain, Hong Kong, Japan, USA and Australia. Alongside he has been published multiple times in magazines and other media.