Posts by AuthorChristoph Kuenne
»Typical Scandinavian:Sensitive skin with stress spots« Ben, 36, gardener and graphic designer
Originally, the offcolor project was intended as content for an article in the German DOCMA magazine that explored the possibilities of NFT technology for photographers. Then Ralf Mohr, a Hanoverian photographer and an old friend of mine called me and wanted to know if I had an idea for two dozen portrait motifs. He had...
Question: An image with bare shoulders, shot frontally with a neutral facial expression and shown against a uniform skin-colored background. Is such an idea protectable?Arne Trautmann: Cases like this one tempt us to give simple answers, such as “Ideas are not protectable after all”. Or, conversely, “You can’t just attach yourself to what someone else...
Shortend version: Ms. Dass accuses us first of plagiarism and second of structural colonialism, which implies a form of cultural appropriation. She demanded that we stop the the offcolor projekt. My name is Angelica Dass and I’m a Brazilian photographer based in Spain. You can find more information about me and my work on my...
Photographic impressions of the exhibition opening on May 8 in the marketplace of the Saxon town of Oederan
The offcolor exhibition opening as part of the Perspektiva-Oederan (Saxony) is getting closer. On May 8, 2022 it starts at 14:00 in the town center. “How does it affect us when we look at people reduced to their skin color?” Christoph Künne and Ralf Mohr invite with 25 works of the “offcolor” series to subject...
The offcolor project shows portraits of people. They are reduced as far as possible to their naturalness and depicted against the background of their own skin color. The title of each picture is the skin color value in hexadecimal notation. While the current discussion about the relevance of skin color ideologically aims at drawing a...
Real tango, he says, covers the whole range of life, but in Europe usually only a suitable part is singled out. Roberto opens these worlds of interplay between tradition and modernity in his trainings, dance projects and as a lecturer at a university. Facts Shot: Okt 16 2021 / 20:04:54 More information: Proyectango Minted on...
Barbara is an Austrian multi-talent and, after many stops in between, lives with her family in northern Germany. Many know her face from German TV series and films. In addition, she has appeared in several European theater productions. Alongside to her acting profession, she acquired a master’s degree in Modern German Literature, Theater Studies and...
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