Jim Rakete
Jim Rakete
February 17, 2015
Klaus Maria Brandauer, 2014
© Jim Rakete
During summer last year, Rakete photographed the complete Burgtheater ensemble in a sequence of portraits. The setting he chose for the series, that took a number of weeks to complete, was a rehearsal stage with just a few props on it, located on the third floor of the theatre, not far from the Burg's art gallery. The resulting seventy seven pictures, titled Jim Rakete. Die Burg. Innenleben (Jim Rakete. The Burg. Inner Life), are being exhibited for the first time at the Leica Gallery in Vienna.
The portraits were photographed with a Leica M Monochrom and offer a glimpse in black and white into the inner life of one of the great German-speaking theaters. Just like during the rehearsals for a play, we encounter the actors at eye level and, as in the best stage productions, the personalities and the roles of the performers truly merge into one.
The photographs in the exhibition are for sale.
For further information visit: Leica Store Wien
Klaus Maria Brandauer, 2014
© Jim Rakete
Birgit Minichmayr, 2014
© Jim Rakete
Martin Wuttke, 2014
© Jim Rakete
Aenne Schwarz, 2014
© Jim Rakete
Mavie Hörbiger, 2014
© Jim Rakete