Frauke Eigen: Shoku

Atlas Gallery is pleased to announce its first collaboration with German photographer Frauke Eigen. For her debut London exhibition, the gallery presents Shoku, her latest project inspired by recent visits to Japan. Rich, silver gelatin prints capture the concealed minimal qualities of Japanese architecture, nature and people displaying a subtle interplay between them. There is a strong emphasis on surface texture, whether it be the photographer‟s careful study of formal grids on a prefabricated structure or a close-up view of a young woman‟s soft, rounded cheek. Harmonious compositions, rhythmic contrasts and fine shades of grey characterize the clear black and white photographs.

Frauke Eigen reduces her subjects to the simplest forms, often to the point of abstraction. Although she searches for harmony and symmetry, she is not afraid to embrace imperfections. The found symmetry is often subjected to disruptions, irregularities in the lighting, warps in the metal, breakages and confrontation with nature. This sense of pushing the images towards abstraction integrates her subjects.