An island: campsites, beaches, landscapes veiled in mist — spaces of leisure and retreat. At times, figures emerge, yet never dominate the space. Grit Schwerdtfeger approaches her subjects with restraint and quiet precision; places and people remain undisturbed, wholly at ease within their own presence. Photography here becomes an act of attentive observation rather than intervention. "Grit Schwerdtfeger departs from the realm of the documentary while remaining part of the world she …

In her latest series "Übergang" ('transition'), Leipzig-based artist Grit Schwerdtfeger, a master student of Joachim Brohm, explores the floating and unprotected state of the transitory - be it scenic-spatial, temporal or biographical transitions. In addition, she will present her work Das ganze Wasser (The Whole Water), in which a powerful river is brought to a standstill by photographic means. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with photographs by…