Louisa Boeszoermeny

“‘Distance’ is only a psychic and ideological construct designed to protect me from the nearness of things” (Timothy Morton, Hyperobjects, 2013)

In The Nearness of Things I approach the subconscious materiality and its (un)availability. I look at manifestations of this hyperobject and investigate strategies to reach its barely tangible sphere, documenting actual processes like a hypnosis session and staging scenes inspired by these examinations.

Even though there is a documentary nature in some of the images, I tried to find abstractions in these moments. I am interested in the point where distinctions between documentation and staging become blurry. The results are deconstructed to the extent that meaning is shifted and tentative interpretations becomes multifaceted.

Coercion, the question of control and self-optimization are topics that I’m addressing in the series. The peculiar idea that a person can be measured fascinates me and the subconscious might be something that eludes this attempt.

Louisa Boeszoermeny was born in 1991, Düsseldorf, and is based in Berlin. She holds a BA in Photodesign and is currently a student of Fine Arts at UdK, Berlin University of the Arts. In her projects, she tries to examine essential components of existence. Be it on a very personal level or wrapped in more distanced dimensions, she aims to make universal statements without losing a close approach. Her photo work has been exhibited in group shows throughout Berlin and Germany, and her video artwork was screened at international film festivals. She was awarded the Lette Design Award 2016 and selected as one of four photographers to participate in a masterclass with the subsequent exhibition as part of the Ruhrtriennale Festival of the Arts 2016.