DONATA WENDERS "Reading Time - Fotografien und Bewegtbilder" in der Leica Galerie

In the organizer's words:

Photo exhibition DONATA WENDERS "Reading Time" at the Leica Gallery

The exhibition comprises a collection of photo series in combination with video installations.
Atmospheric street photographs, painterly studies of movement and her
latest work "KOMOREBI DREAMS". These photographs, taken during the shooting of Wim Wenders' film "Perfect Days", give a unique insight into Donata Wenders' artistic vision and her ability to capture intimate and atmospheric moments.
"The first time I heard the word 'komorebi' and got to know its meaning during the preparations for "PERFECT DAYS", I was somehow touched to the core of my being. I realized: this will be the subliminal stream of the film, a subconscious flow in the mind of our hero, an awareness of the lights and shadows created by the sun, the wind and the trees. Filming Hirayama's 'komorebi dreams' became my assignment for the movie. Since then, my attention to light has changed. Looking out for 'komorebi' all over the city has rubbed off. I know now: they are something we receive as a gift, they come and go like grace. That's how I looked at them and photographed them." (Donata Wenders)

Donata Wenders, born in Berlin in 1965, began her artistic career as a camerawoman for feature and documentary films and has been working as a freelance photographer since 1995. Her works are known for their classic, mostly black and white visual language. Since 2015, she has expanded her repertoire to include audiovisual short film installations that reflect her cinematic roots. She also works as a set photographer for the films
of her husband Wim Wenders. Her photographs have been published in books, international exhibitions and renowned magazines such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times and Vogue and have graced the covers of artists such as Bono and Die Toten Hosen.