antje peters

work by antje peters. see more here.

[all antje peters. from the series poster. 2010.]

antje peters

antje peters's work comes from a fascination for clichés and stereotypes in our visual culture and how they influence our daily life, thoughts and ideals. these are from the project 'ads' which deconstructs typical advertisement compositions. see more here.

[all antje peters. from the series ads. 2008.]

is it possible to make a photograph of new jersey regardless of where you are in the world?

installation views from i heart photograph's latest exhibition at the pierro gallery on view through may 25th. take a peek at a nice blog post about the opening by one of the artists in the show, daniel shea. and get full info about the show including directions to the gallery and a list of events here.

[top to bottom: front room, featuring 500 5-x-7 inch prints by all 189 artists in the show. detail of front room. side room, featuring a wall of new jersey pizzas by asha schechter. exhibition catalogues designed by konst & teknik. back room, including work by (left to right) christophe maout, chris coy, barry w. hughes, sergei sviatchenko, daniel shea, eke kriek, pelle cass, antje peters. front room. details of photos atop viewing pedestal which the audience can touch, hold, and look through.]

is it possible to make a photograph of new jersey regardless of where you are in the world?

a sneak peak from i heart photograph's latest "real world" exhibition opening this sunday in new jersey. the show features more than 1,000 images by 189 artists from 18 countries. full details, directions to the gallery, and a list of exhibition-related events can be found here.

top: from rotterdam, netherlands. "i have never been to new jersey, to get an
impression, i googled it, i was looking for something that stood for the state and could represent nj in a picture but i couldn’t really get a grip on this place, what came up again and again was the shape of the map." antje peters was born in berlin, germany in 1979 and currently lives in the netherlands.

middle: from chicago, usa. "i tried to make an outline of new jersey from memory, using a stereo cord and blue masking tape while the cd player played bruce springsteen’s “born to run” on repeat." daniel everett is getting his mfa at the art institute in chicago and his work is about erasure of identity, transitory places, and video games.

bottom: from philadelphia, usa. "some cutting and some retouching." dominic episcopo is a photographer living and working in philadelphia, born and raised in verona, new jersey.

[from the exhibition: "is it possible to make a photograph of new jersey regardless of where you are in the world?"]

antje peters

antje peters' project neon is a study of color but at the same time very self-conscious about photography and it accouterments. take a peek at more of antje's work here.

[all antje peters. from the series neon. 2007.]