Friederike von Rauch
Friederike von Rauch was trained as a silversmith and studied industrial design at the Universität der Künste in Berlin. After working as a location scout for international film productions, which had a strong impact on her curiosity for spaces, she began to focus on her own work in the early 2000s. Since then she has been concerned with space, atmosphere and slowness, and the reduction and concentration of light.
Friederike von Rauch photographs buildings. A complete building or merely a detail. The building on its own, or within its surroundings. The interior or the exterior. Her photographs are meticulously stylized. The framing and the angle are chosen with care. There is also a clear play of lines and sometimes a striking contrast between the concrete-grey surfaces and vibrant color.
Van Rauch describes herself as an intuitive photographer. Her work is not so much about buildings. It’s about spaces. She looks for spots that, to her, are exceptional, but that most people walk by without even a glance.
biography
Born in Freiburg, Germany in 1967
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Visit artist website here
![Friederike von Rauch - National Galerie 2, 2009](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvRAUCH©Nationalgalerie-2_Edition-490x490.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Maria RM 11, 2015](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MARIA_RM_11.jpeg)
Silence
In her photographs the silence is the first thing that strikes you. The silence, however, does not equal quiet. There is a tension to the silence. This tension grows from the absence of people; despite the unbreakable link between buildings and human beings. Buildings are made by people and are used by them. The lack of a human presence deprives the buildings of their functionality. The buildings in her photographs are no longer buildings, but monumental sculptures.
As a photographer, she is clearly attracted to spaces. These spaces have to be empty, because that is when, for her, their beauty is best appreciated. Von Rauch however does not intervene in the environment; everything has to stay exactly as it is. So she never asks people to leave the space when she wants to photograph it. That is why there is still a human presence in her work. The spaces have been abandoned, but there is always the possibility that someone might show up. This uncertainty makes these photographs so alien and so exciting at the same time.
![Friederike von Rauch - Tiziano 1, 2022](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Schermafbeelding-2022-11-05-om-13.23.35.png)
![Friederike von Rauch - Tiziano 2, 2022](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Schermafbeelding-2022-11-05-om-13.24.02.png)
![Friederike von Rauch, Trinity VII, 2021](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvR_Trinity_VII_388x328cm-2.jpeg)
![Friederike von Rauch, Trinity VIII, 2021](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvR_Trinity_VIII_488x.398cm-2.jpeg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Trinity XIII, 2021](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvR_Trinity_XIII_46x57cm-2.jpeg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Trinity IV, 2021](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvR_Trinity_IV_565x46cm-2.jpeg)
![Friederike von Rauch - SGM 1, 2018](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvRAUCH©SGM_1.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - SGM 2, 2018](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvRAUCH_SGM_2.png)
![Friederike von Rauch - Tourette 15, 2014](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvonRauch©Tourette_15.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Tourette 3, 2014](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvonRauch©Tourette_3.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Roosenberg 2, 2015](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvonRauch©Roosenberg_2.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Roosenberg 4, 2015](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvonRauch©Roosenberg_4.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Maria RM 9, 2015](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FvRAUCH©Maria_RM_9.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Maria RM 8, 2015](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MARIA_RM_8.jpeg)
![Friederike von Rauch - KDF 1, 2013](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvRAUCH©KDF_1.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Transept 15, 2013](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FvRAUCH©Transept_15.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Knokke 7, 2009](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Knokke-7-2009.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - Berlin 11, 2005](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Berlin11.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - KMSKA 12, 2011](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KMSKA_12.jpg)
![Friederike von Rauch - KMSKA 11, 2011](https://www.gallery51.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KMSKA_11.jpg)
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