Sandro Livio Straube
diffus

Exhibition:
August 30 to October 12, 2024

Opening:
Thursday, August 29, 2024, 18.30h
Introduction by Vivienne Heinzelmann, art manager & art historian

Artist Talk:
Saturday, September 21, 2024, 15h
Moderated by Melody Gygax, picture editor, curator and
former representative of MAGNUM PHOTOS Switzerland

Finissage:
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 13-17h

Opening hours:
Wednesday to Friday 17-19h
Saturday 13-17h
or by appointment


diffus (diffuse)
As part of the long-term series "Berge bleichen", Sandro Livio Straube is now presenting the continuation of his work with the new series "diffus". This exhibition invites viewers to immerse themselves in a world of blurred images characterised by light - ephemeral moments of the uncontrollable that are shaped by chance.
"diffus" describes the blurred and approximate, the moulded by light and shadow. These pictures capture moments that are not characterised by their clarity, but by their poetic indeterminacy. The aim is not to photograph new things, but to see the familiar in a new light.
In "diffus", Straube questions the concreteness of things and moments by emphasising blurriness and uncertainty. This series is, as it were, an invitation to look at familiar landscapes and objects in a different light. It is a poetic search for the essential in the unclear and for beauty in the twilight.
The "diffus" series complements and expands on the themes of "Berge bleichen". While "Berge bleichen" captures the harsh, pale landscapes of Val Lumnezia, "diffus" explores the more subtle, fleeting aspects of this environment. It is a meditation on light and its ability to transform reality into something fleeting and mysterious. Straube invites us to pause and discover the beauty in ambiguity and incompleteness.
In this exhibition, earlier paintings from the "Berge bleichen" series meet new works from "diffus". This juxtaposition allows viewers to experience the artist's development and expanded perspective - from the objects and structures of the first series to the soft, atmospheric compositions of "diffus".

Sandro Livio Straube
Born in Zurich in 1992, is an architect and photographer. The image as a medium accompanied him constantly during his studies at ETH Zurich and led to various photographic and artistic projects.
He lives and works in Vella, Graubünden.