The last four weeks, I have been photographing a German writer, Max Dorner, who came to New York to write about how a fast-paced city is perceived by a person with a slowed-down mobility. It was interesting to become more aware of the frictions, the pragmatism, and the strains of multiple and simultaneous paces within this city. Max Dorner will write a book on his experiences and probably will publish a preview in the German magazine "Das Magazin" this fall. Both, the book and magazine text, will hopefully be accompanied by some of my images. I will keep you updated.Also, there are a couple group exhibitions in the works. One will be organized by Michael Bühler-Rose. It will center around his idea of "New Geographics" and will focus on former students of Andrea Robbins and Max Becher. I will probably show works from my "mixed messages" series. I will exhibit works from the same series at "Contemporary Flânerie: Reconfiguring Cities", organized by fellow University of Florida alumni Vagner Whitehead (March 2009). A third group show, "The Prairie", is organized by another UF-alumni, Summer Zickefoose (February 2009). For this exhibition, I will produce a new, map-like work from images I have taken in the mid-West last year. Both group shows will likely be traveling. There are more exhibitions planned, but it is yet too early to share the information here. Please check back later. I also hope to get the opportunity to show the works in progress that I am currently producing: "Critical Distance" (see previous book announcement) and other works relating to East Germany. In the fall of 2009, after all, it will be the 20th anniversary of the social and political changes, the "Wende", in the former GDR.
