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Older: August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
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August Sander
Bauer. Westerwald, ca. 1930/31
Farmer
I don´t know the dress code of those times,
for that,
this farmer,
looks for me
like an undertaker,
beaten by life.
Obviously a misinterpretation.
Still, this …
Newer: August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
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August Sander
Schwestern, ca 1930
Sisters
Frightened elves in the middle of nowhere.
Your mother, your father probably are close by.
You are going to get your picture taken.
An …
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
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August Sander
Arbeiterrentner. Kuchhausen, ca. 1945
Retired worker
Backdrop.
Foreground.
Almost as if taken in a studio.
Formal means that August Sander is using constantly.
A simple image.
I can do that.
You can do that.
Everybody can do that.
We can´t do that.
Sometimes this simplicity is harder to achieve,
than anything else.
Fragile old man, you are looking tired.
Old man, why are you looking so disappointed?
Probably you have every reason for it.
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