Matthias in dual relationships.
Appreciation, perception, authenticity, basic trust, emotional proximity as well as presuppositions or fears and wishes make up one of the basic pillars of interpersonal relationships.
The gaze into the mirror and the gaze of the others (the outer world) creates a first dual relationship between the self and the non-self.
Non-verbal communication ? touch, communication about spatial demand (proximity-distance behaviour) and visual communication (gesticulation, facial expression);
enveloped in the photo surface, depicted in two dimensions.
What takes place ? deliberate self-depiction, voluntary or involuntary self-depiction, manipulation by the photographer, or are the subjects of the portrait projection spaces for the outer world to fill at well ? are they but a mirror for what we want to see?
Born 1968 in Vienna. During a two months stay in London, Michael Appel discovered his passion for photography. After that, he decided to enter the two-year course of lectures for photography in Vienna. Between 1993 and 2006 Michael Appelt was a member of Anzenberger Agency. In 2003 the book 'Births' was published by Schwarzkopf&Schwarzkopf , Berlin. In 2004 he won the Humanity photo award - category 'Traditional rites' with his b/w reportage 'Birth in russia'.
He works in the fields of portrait, reportage and corporate.
group exhibitions:
2004 "Birth in Russia", Guangzhou, China
2006 "Home", Month of Photography Vienna
2008 "Interpersonal", Month of Photography Vienna
