The city K. – a city awakens: Königsberg and North East Prussia today (Kaliningradskaya Oblast)
East Prussia, in the countryside, as if time had stood still. There’s still much to be done.
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Königsberg/Kaliningrad squared
Medium format, Fuji RDP II roll film, 6×6 format – this was the point of departure. The Soviet, then also post-Soviet expanse (or void?) became associated with the square.
Königsberg/Kaliningrad
englische Version . . . . .
The city K. – A city awakening Pictures from Kaliningrad
Königsberg / Kaliningrad / Kenig City The British bombing in August 1944 of the old East Prussian capital Königsberg, then one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, marked the beginning of its demise. Heavy fighting for the “Königsberg fortress” culminated in its capture by the Red Army on 9 April 1945, followed by days of unchecked atrocities against the remaining German population (approx. 100,000 of the original 380,000 inhabitants). The Soviets unleashed the full force of their vengeance. Then: famine and cholera. Some 25,000 Germans survived. Königsberg became Soviet, but really Russian. There were celebrations and expulsions, there was destruction and demolition, planning and reconstruction. Today, after being off limits for almost 50 years and just 600 kilometres from Berlin, but 1,200 kilometres from Moscow, many Kaliningraders feel closer to the West than to Russia. By a stroke of coincidence or irony, the years 2005/2006 marked a double anniversary: The old Hanseatic City and capital Königsberg, Prussia turned 750. At the same time, it was 60 years (4 July 1946) since the Soviet dictator …
Photo exhibition at the “Hamburger Architektur-Sommer”
19 April 2015 – The upcoming exhibition “The city from below” with photographs by Andreas Bromba from the series “The city from below” at Einstellungsraum e.V. in Hamburg-Wandsbek, a gallery that is particularly popular with young and innovative artists, has been included in the “Hamburger Architektur-Sommer” programme. Many thanks to gallery owner Elke Suhr for her patience and perseverance! The biennial “Hamburger Architektur-Sommer” has developed into a major event with exhibitions, colloquia and discussions across the city attracting a growing number of visitors. This is architecture at its most vibrant. The exhibition opens on Thursday, 16 June 2015 at 6 pm at the gallery Einstellungsraum e.V., Wandsbeker Chaussee 11. The photographer Andreas Bromba is present.
Exhibition “The city from below” at the gallery Einstellungsraum/Hamburg
20 June 2015 – The opening address “Cacophony of a Metropolis” by art historian and author Dr. Thomas Piesbergen at the opening of the current exhibition “The city from below” is available to read here. Dr. Piesbergen gave the opening address at Andreas Bromba’s current exhibition at the gallery Einstellungsraum in Hamburg on 16 June 2015. The photographic concept is one of Andreas Bromba’s oldest and most important and is presented here for the first time in an art historical context. But please read for yourself! The exhibition is being held in the context of Einstellungsraum’s theme for this year, which is taken from a line by Matthias Claudius: “Where there is noise in the streets, there proceed on your way” (from a letter to his son Johannes). Andreas Bromba presents quiet works exploring the phenomenon of soundlessness in modern cityscapes through the medium of photography.
Mystical Series: New pictures from London
17 July 2016 – A number of new images have been added to Andreas Bromba’s successful “Mysticism” series: London offers many subjects with a unique character, some familiar and others tucked away from view. As always, it is especially the subjects off the beaten tourist paths that are the most interesting. There are a number of interesting subjects in the inner-city “Temple Bar” district, where the Knights Templar have clearly left their mark – as if they were still here (or rather: there). Or perhaps they never left? The sphinx on the Thames likewise has an aura of mystery and grandeur. All of the photos were taken with the new Nikon Df. And as always: real-time pictures, no photoshopping (just a little fluff and a skyscraper in the background that had to be removed/sphinx image).
Exhibition with the Rosicrucians: Art + Spirituality
5 October 2016 – Andreas Bromba is participating in a very special group exhibition on 15 October 2016. He and five renowned artists will present current positions in “spiritual art” at the Rosicrucians’ spiritual centre in Bad Münder near Hanover. Andreas Bromba will be exhibiting seven photos from his “Mystical Series”, including “Church near Königsberg/Kaliningrad” (left-hand picture) and his personal classic “In the sky over Gdansk” (right-hand picture). The exhibition entitled AUFBRUCH (expressing the idea of an awakening, or the dawn of a new era) runs until 9 December 2016 in the meeting centre of the International School of the Golden Rosy Cross. Address: Querlandweg 5, 31848 Bad Münder More information: http://stiftung-rosenkreuz.org/veranstaltung/aufbruch-kunst-und-transzendenz/