aka Philipp Spiegel – Writer – Artist – Photographer
In the past decade I have accumulated vast numbers of photos – from editorials, to landscapes, to scenes from around the world. Many of these images never see the light of day. Or if they do, the print is in a drawer, perhaps on one of my walls, or just lying in an old portfolio book. So I have decided to offer a some “favourites” to print.
Going Viral is the name of the first exhibition cycle after my diagnosis. It explores the violent changes that occurred after my diagnosis; reflecting on the initial emotional and personal challenges spanning over the first two years after my infection.
Of all the places Ive seen, nothing is quite as fantastically beautiful and horrifying as the confrontation with the self. There is still a lot to explore in those dark and stormy canyons; and bit by bit I work on exhibitions where I dig out the travel-journals I collect on my ventures into my own mind. The darkness and the light.
My relationship with photography has gone through many phases - from passionate obsession to angry loathing...and everything in between. And despite it being continuously strained, I have come to terms with the photography I did, and the photography I do. For some insights - and the possibility of obtaining prints - heres a little bit about my fashion photography.
The ever restless... I went out to explore the world - to capture the harsh reality and breathtaking beauty the world has to offer. Ever since my first trips to Asia, I was hooked. To explore, to travel and to observe. It started with stories about people; a leprosy clinic in Karachi and road workers in Ladakh – and it digressed into seeking the magnificent landscapes of the Himalayas and the Highlands...
Noch darf und will ich nicht zu viel erzählen. Aber; coming soon to the nearest short film festival near you! Ein schöner kleiner Film wo ich ein wenig mitwirken durfte!
Ein paar Eindrücke aus der kleinen Ausstellung "Privileg Intimität" in Düsseldorf
Save the date! Am 16. November 2021 gibts was Schönes in Düsseldorf!
After three weeks the exhibition "ArtPositive" at the Gallery Marie de Holmsky in the heart of Paris has, sadly, come to an end. I am unbelievably grateful to have been part of this. The first exhibition in Paris in which openly HIV-Positive people show off their work - not hiding from the exposure of our Virus, but standing by it proudly. To stir a bit of attention to the stigmas and challenges so many people still face.
Come one, come all! Opening on the 7th of September and going until the 29th of September, a wonderful collection of artists will be showing their fantastic works in the Galerie Marie de Holmsky in the heart of Paris!
Christopher Klettermayer 
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