Städtische Galerie Dresden, Wilsdruffer Str. 2, Dresden

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1 P R E S S R E L E A S E STEFAN HEYNE NAKED LIGHT. Exposing Infinity Press conference: Opening: Friday, 13 June 2014, 11 am Friday, 13 June 2014, 7 pm / The artist will be present. The opening speach will be held by Simone Klein, Head of Photography Europe, Sotheby s Paris. Duration: 14 June - 14 September 2014 Location: Städtische Galerie Dresden, Wilsdruffer Str. 2, Dresden : 7174, Print on aludibond, 180 x 120 cm and VG Bild-Kunst, : 6442, Print on alu-dibond, 120 x 80 cm and VG Bild-Kunst, : SEAT 4F, Print on alu-dibond, 200 x 130 cm and VG Bild-Kunst, Photography, blurriness, abstraction! With the exhibition NAKED LIGHT. Exposing Infinity the Städtische Galerie Dresden presents Berlin-based photographer (* 1965), one of the most important protagonists of new abstract photography. Through his use of extreme soft focus as an artistic device, over the last decade has established an unique position in contemporary photography. The exhibition NAKED LIGHT. Exposing Infinity shows 30 of Heyne s works, including 15 new photographs. The exhibition also includes the artist s first-ever large-scale architectural installation, commissioned by the Städtische Galerie Dresden.

2 The walk-in installation The Enlightenment (13 x 7 m) expands the dissolution of space and the disappearance of objective reality conveyed by s photographs. The Enlightenment is integrated into the exhibition space, creating a seamless transition between both spheres the pictorial space and the exhibition space, between the installation in the center of the room and the classical presentation of the works on the outside. Visitors can enter the work to become part of an unpredictable universe. The photographic medium is distilled into light and darkness, confronting the viewer with infinity. A paradigm shift is occurring in fine art photography, from the documentary and representational to a new abstraction that radically questions the medium. With his resolutely blurred photographs, is positioned at the crux of this contextual and aesthetic renunciation of apparatus-led seeing in favor of a nonrepresentational perceiving of the world. He has succeeded in creating a photography that goes beyond pictorial representation. In search of the observational parameters for the perception of images, questions the basic principles of photography: sharpness and recognizability. By leaving these parameters out of the image content, he breaks with conventional ways of seeing. In his large-format works his motifs - mainly landscapes, everyday objects, and interiors - are liberated from their original form. Extreme abstraction renders the motif unidentifiable. The context of the actual shooting likewise loses any significance. In his most recent photographs from the series SEAT which will be presented for the first time, inverted this principle. Photographing the twilight stratosphere from an airplane window, he left his lens fully in focus. Through the absence of all contours, infinity reveals itself to the viewer, finding articulation in the blurriness. On the occasion of the exhibition, the catalogue STEFAN HEYNE. NAKED LIGHT. Die Belichtung des Unendlichen / Exposing Infinity will be published by Hatje Cantz Verlag; edited by Gisbert Porstmann, with essays by Markus Gabriel, Gerhard Gamm, Steffen Huck, Lyle Rexer, Anna Schinzel, Michael Stoeber and a foreword by Gisbert Porstmann; 128 pages, bilingual (German/English), numerous color images, 24 x 29 cm, hardcover, with dust jacket, ISBN: For more information about the exhibition, the artist, and his work, see The exhibition is supported by the Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen. Contact: Richard Stratenschulte l Head of Press & Public Relations Museen der Stadt Dresden l Wilsdruffer Strasse 2, Dresden l Germany Tel.: + 49 (0) , Fax: + 49 (0) richard.stratenschulte@museen dresden.de Press contact Berlin: nadine dinter public relations Nadine Dinter l Fasanenstrasse 70, Berlin l Germany Tel.: +49 (0) presse@nadine-dinter.de / web:

3 Bildlegenden zur Ausstellung / Copyrights to the exhibition: STEFAN HEYNE NAKED LIGHT. Die Belichtung des Unendlichen Bitte beachten Sie das Copyright! Die Verwendung der Bilder im Zusammenhang mit der Berichterstattung über die Ausstellung 'NAKED LIGHT. Die Belichtung des Unendlichen' ( ) in der Städtischen Galerie Dresden ist frei. Dieses Bildmaterial darf nur einmalig und nur im Rahmen der Berichterstattung zur Ausstellung 'NAKED LIGHT. Die Belichtung des Unendlichen' verwendet werden. Die Abbildungen dürfen nur im vollen Bildformat genutzt und nicht überdruckt werden. Nach Gebrauch sind die Daten von allen Speichermedien zu löschen. Die Rechte für die Titelbildnutzung und Bildstrecken sind bei der VG Bild-Kunst in Bonn und dem Künstler direkt einzuholen und können kostenpflichtig sein. Wir bitten um Zusendung von zwei Belegexemplaren an die u.g. Adresse: Please respect the copyright! There is no charge when using in connection with reporting on the exhibition 'NAKED LIGHT. Die Belichtung des Unendlichen' (14 June 14 September 2014) at the Städtischen Galerie Dresden. These images are only to be used once and only for press purposes promoting the exhibition 'NAKED LIGHT. Die Belichtung des Unendlichen' and are not supposed to be cut or cropped. After using the image, all data must be deleted from any storage media. The rights to use the images as a cover motif or for image series, have to be applied directly at VG Bild-Kunst or with the artist. Please send us two copies of your print article to the following address: nadine dinter public relations, Nadine Dinter Fasanenstraße 70, Berlin Tel.: +49 (0) / Mobil: +49 (0) presse@nadine-dinter.de // Titel/Bildunterschrift/Copyright 01_Zimmer 911_2007.jpg Zimmer 911, x 188 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, Room 911, x inch

4 02_3330_2009.jpg 3330, x 93 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, 3330, x inch 03_7174_2010.jpg 7174, x 120 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, 7174, x inch 04_6442_2010.jpg 6442, x 80 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, 6442, x 31.5 inch

5 05_6300_2013.jpg 6300, x 60 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, 6300, x inch 06_SEAT 4F_2013.jpg SEAT 4F, x 130 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, SEAT 4F, x inch 07_SEAT 21A_2013.jpg SEAT 21A, x 130 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, SEAT 21A, x inch

6 08_SEAT 1F_2013.jpg SEAT 1F, x 130 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, SEAT 1F, x inch 9_RB1_2013.jpg RB1, x 200 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, RB1, x inch 10_4995_2014.jpg 4995, x 75 cm und VG Bild-Kunst, 4995, x inch