Anglia Ruskin University

Günther Herbst

Date: 19 - 27 November 2009
Time: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday
Private View: Wednesday 18 November

Solo exhibition

Herbst's paintings are based on homeless shelters that he has been photographing over a number of years. The materials and textures that make up these shelters, and the way they are at odds with the surrounding architecture or immediate environment, is the starting point for a series of works that soon depart from the premise of 'studies'. One cannot disregard the human element to the images. Homelessness is a morally difficult subject to deal with and by using them Herbst hopes to confront the viewer, provoking them into looking at something usually politicised or ignored.

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