Jan C. Schlegel

Jan C. Schlegel (* 1965 in the Black Forest ) is a German photographer .

Live and act

Schlegel became interested in photography at the age of 14. After his training and a seminar at the State School for Photography in Munich with Walter Schels , he discovered his love for black and white photography . Another mentor of Schlegel was the photographer Toni Schneiders , whose assistant he was two and a half years.

Since 1998 Schlegel has been traveling regularly to remote places cut off from the western world. On his travels, he portrays people who traditionally live in tribes and takes photographs of their habits. With this he creates artistic photographs and at the same time documents people's lives. With his art Schlegel advocates the particularity and individuality of cultures.

Jan C Schlegel, Essence Series . Limited edition print, silver gelatine

Schlegel's black-and-white photographs are taken with a large format camera (Ebony SV45 Ti 4x5 ', Linhof Master Technika 4x5', Chamonix 8x10 ') on traditional film. He completely dispenses with digital post-processing and develops his pictures himself. Schlegel tones by hand with his own mixture for his classic b / w recordings. The artist developed this personally over two years. The toning process takes several hours and always ends with a very individual result.

Many of his more recent series are made as platinum prints, a historical chemical photographic process that enables the greatest tonal reproduction of gray levels. The photographic emulsion is applied to high-quality cotton paper with a brush.

Schlegel became known for his comprehensive series "Essenz", which is shown at international art fairs and exhibitions and was published as a book by Seltmann + Söhne Verlag. The focus of his artistic work is the image of the person, especially the portrait. Schlegel does not work in individual images, but rather tries to express himself in series in order to inspire the viewer through his perspective.

Essence series

Series Creatures of the seven seas

Series

Essence - selectively toned b / w prints
The Tribes of our Generation - selectively toned b / w prints
Of Monster and Dragon - Traditional Salt Prints
Creatures of the seven seas - platinum prints
Of fear and death - Platinum prints
Muses - Homage to Auguste Rodin - Platinum prints
Interruption - platinum deductions

Exhibitions (selection)

2007, 2011: Paris Photo , Louvre , Paris
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016: Paris Photo , Grand Palais , Paris
2009: Masters Of Photography , Dask Gallery, Copenhagen
2009: A Taste Of Photography , Gallery 51 At Arte, Antwerp
2009: Hasselblad Masters , On Tour Exhibition, New York
2010: Earthscapes , Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg
2011: Art Stage Singapore , Singapore
2011: AIPAD , 5th Ave, New York
2012: Faces , Olympics Arts Event, Westminster Abbey , London
2012: Faces , Gallery 4, Shanghai, 2012
2012: Masterpiece , London
2013: Faces , Bernheimer Fine Art Photography Munich
2013: People & Nature , Festival Photo La Gacilly, La Gacilly, France
2014: Art Southampton, Southampton, New York
2015: Unforgettable Traces , Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Lucerne
2016: Art Geneva
2016: Booth D9 - Sélection Paris Photo , Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Lucerne
2017: Icons - The Tribes Of Our Generation , Willas contemporary, Oslo
2018: Essence , Art of Foto Gallery, St. Petersburg
2018: Of Monster & Dragon , Photo Festival La Gacilly, La Gacilly
2019: Creatures Of The Seven Seas, Of Monsters And Dragon , Photo Festival La Gacilly Baden / Austria
2019: Pure , Immagis Fine Art Photography Gallery, Munich

Web links

Website by Jan C. Schlegel

personal data
SURNAME	Schlegel, Jan C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH	1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	Black Forest