Benjamin Rinner

Benjamin Rinner (* 1976 in Annaberg-Buchholz ) is a German photographer and artist .

Life

Benjamin Rinner studied photography from 1998 to 2001 at the University of Essen with Bernhard Prinz , from 2001 to 2002 at the University of Art and Design Helsinki at the Dept. of Photography and from 2002 to 2005 at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig with Timm Rautert . Following his diploma, Rinner remained in his class as a master student until 2008 .

Benjamin Rinner lives in Helsinki.

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Self , self-image , vanity , narcissism etc. are the central themes in Benjamin Rinner's photographic work.

Rinner is best known for his mirror images . The point of departure for these photographic portraits is the human gaze at themselves. Rinner uses the reflection of the mirror, which is decisive for the constitution of the visual and mental (self) image, for his photographs. In the specific recording situation of the mirror images , Rinner's large-format camera focuses on the person observing and photographing himself through a semi-transparent mirror.

The mirror also plays a decisive role in other works, such as Rinner's self-portrait studies.

Public collections

• Chemnitz art collections
• Photographic collection of the Museum Folkwang , Essen
• Art collection of the Free State of Saxony, Dresden

literature

• Timm Rautert (Ed.): Cold hearts: Class Rautert - photography / video / installation. Damage and Damage, Düsseldorf 2004, ISBN 978-3-932187-41-4 .
• Ingrid Mössinger (Ed.) With a text by Florian Ebner : Benjamin Rinner: Chemnitz - portraits of a city. Kerber Christof, Leipzig 2006, ISBN 978-3-938025-96-3 .
• Timm Rautert (Ed.): Close the Gap. Studied with Timm Rautert. Kerber, Bielefeld 2008, ISBN 978-3-86678-156-6 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Benjamin Rinner in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ : German National Library: from the publisher's report on Benjamin Rinner: Chemnitz - portraits of a city