An exhibition of new large-scale, black & white portraits by German photographer Ingar Krauss. The opening will coincide with the release of the book Ingar Krauss: Portraits, published by Hatje Cantz Verlag.

The exhibition will present Krauss’ latest photographs, mostly taken in Arkhangelsk, Russia in 2004. After his series of portraits of young inmates in Russian juvenile prisons, Krauss continued his exploration of “those children and adolescents who already have a biography and a story to tell.” He photographed young Sisters of Mercy, in the white dress of their orthodox order, cadets from the merchant Navy and other youth in Arkhangelsk. The subjects are all alone, and in their expression there is a psychological intensity, a profound longing or a deep reserve.

A self-taught photographer, Ingar Krauss started to exhibit his photographs in 2001, gaining immediate recognition. His work was included in Adoleszenz, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna, Austria; Making Faces: The Death Of The Portrait, Musée De L’Elysée Lausanne, Switzerland and The Hayward Gallery, London, England. He also participated in the Rome Photography Festival 2004, Rome, Italy and was awarded the Leica Prize during the Fourth Grand Prix International de Photographie, Vevey, Switzerland.

Ingar Krauss’ first book will be published in September by Hatje Cantz Verlag with an introduction by Vince Aletti and an essay by Ulf Erdmann Ziegler with 40 full-page black and white photographs. The hardcover book will be available at the gallery.