These hyper-realistic yet entirely artificial scenes often reference historically significant or politically charged locations, creating a tension between the familiar and the fabricated.
« I think that nowadays there are more images in the world
than world to be in the pictures. »
Thomas Demand
His work invites viewers to question the nature of memory, representation, and the reliability of photographic images. Demand’s photographs are devoid of people, focusing instead on the spaces and objects that evoke human presence and narrative. His work has been widely exhibited in major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, establishing him as a significant figure in contemporary art. (
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These hyper-realistic yet entirely artificial scenes often reference historically significant or politically charged locations, creating a tension between the familiar and the fabricated.
« I think that nowadays there are more images in the world
than world to be in the pictures. »
Thomas Demand
His work invites viewers to question the nature of memory, representation, and the reliability of photographic images. Demand’s photographs are devoid of people, focusing instead on the spaces and objects that evoke human presence and narrative. His work has been widely exhibited in major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, establishing him as a significant figure in contemporary art. (
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