• Ursula Böhmer RARITÄT: All Ladies RARE BOOK: Kühe in Europa

    Ursula Böhmer RARITÄT: All Ladies RARE BOOK: Kühe in Europa

    The cow has long held a special significance for mankind, witnessed already in prehistoric cave paintings and in many Asian religions. The Greek mythology underlying our Western culture likewise contains many references to this symbol-laden animal. Ursula Böhmer addresses the mythical nature of the cow in a unique and unusual project. Between 1998 and 2011 she travelled through 25 European countries to portray these strong and yet also docile animals. She photographed various breeds, many of them threatened with extinction, on their native terrain, where different climates have molded their physiognomy. The result is however by no means a catalog or systematic study. Böhmer instead depicts the cows as subjects in a communicative process centering on the exchange of glances between animal and human. With over 70 black and white photographs as well as a glossary on the origins and special features of the 50 different breeds portrayed, "All Ladies" displays the diversity of agrarian cultures while also calling to mind Europe's shared cultural history. The Aachen-born photographer (*1965) has been living and working in Berlin since 1966 and has already presented her project in numerous exhibitions in Germany and other European countries.


    Hardcover 24,5 x 26,8 cm 128 pages 80 duotone ills English, German Out of print ISBN 978-3-86828-334-1-R 2012

    Artist:

    Ursula Böhmer

    Texts:

    Gabriele Conrath-Scholl, Hans-Hinrich Sambraus

    Design:

    Ursula Böhmer

    Awards

    Selected title German Photo Book Award 2013

    Exhibitions

    Photographic Concepts and Treasures (Group Exhibition)
    Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne
    11.02. – 10.07.2022

    Kunst für Tiere. Ein Perspektivwechsel für Menschen
    Opelvillen Rüsselheim
    24.10.2021 – 06.02.2022

    Museum Neukölln, Berlin
    18.01. – 20.04.2014

    Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung, Berlin
    05.07. – 14.09.2014

    Ludwigforum Aachen
    22.03.2015 – 31.01.2016

    Brotfabrik Galerie, Berlin
    03.07. – 16.08.2015

    Mois Européen de la Photographie – Luxembourg 2015
    04.03.2014 – 30.09.2015

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