Marlene Apmann
Prolific in her practice, Marlene Apmann has made remarkable inroads into the Art of contemporary Film and Photography. Her astute mind and approach, that cuts to the chase with great clarity, defines Apmann’s works which are at once, works of art and an incisive mirror on society, besides being vivid reflections of her strong belief in gender equality.
Apmann studied the science of pedagogy and art in the historical town of Aachen, land of Charlemagne and the hottest springs in Europe, moving on, to her passions Film and Photography in Berlin and Bremen in Germany. Her early years after art school were spent working as a filmmaker, creating film essays on contemporary art for broadcasting stations such as SR, SDR and Arte culminating in the Journalist Prize of the German National Committee for Monument Conservation in 1992.
Her films were presented in Art Museums in Dusseldorf, Emden in Germany and Vancouver in Canada.
She has lived in the US, taught art at schools and the Art Academy in Saarbrucken.
Her Photographic works have been presented in several exhibitions and as photo installations in urban public spaces both in Germany and Sweden. In 2012, a major photo project on waste recycling in the Island of Helgoland, Germany won her a nomination for the Art and Environment Prize and was shown in Gustrow, Germany. Her most recent exhibition “Love Comes Later” in March 2017, at Art Corridor, Taj West End in Bengaluru along with writer Anita Nair, delved into the subject of arranged marriages and the wedding industry.
The Red Carpet has been her labor of love, whilst living in Bengaluru since 2013. With her customary straight forwardness, she has explored local cityscapes, complete with a red carpet and camera in tow, creating brilliant compositions capturing the endearing personalities of ordinary young women and their Red Carpet Moments. Here, Marlene Apmann delves into areas of gender perceptions, social fabric of family values, pondering on future aspirations and opportunities for young women in India.
- Gomathi Suresh I Gallery Owner Director
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