Explorations of Transience
Explorations of Transience
May 17, 2023
© Manfred Paul, ‘Bus Stop’, Paris, 1988
For Manfred Paul (b. 1942), photography is a means of arriving at his own truth. His images, therefore, are not merely testimonies of specific places at certain points in time, but also illustrate the artist’s constant attempt to find a suitable form of expression of his personal experience. In Romania, for example, he employed classic compositions to document a reality that would soon disappear. His Parisian scenes, on the other hand – recorded with his first Leica camera – tell of his novel encounter with a highly consumerist urban environment, whereas in India, his primary concern was to do justice to the decisive moments of life and death to which he had borne witness.
© Manfred Paul, ‘Bus Stop’, Paris, 1988
© Manfred Paul, ‘Two Bankers’, Paris, 1988
© Manfred Paul, ‘Zebra Crossing with Dog’, Paris 1988
© Manfred Paul, ‘The Couple, Village Fair’, Romania 1978
© Manfred Paul, ‘Series on Galia/Hooded Vulture/Cattle Skinning No. 4’, India 1989