In 1986, when the black-and-white photographs from the "Stadt" (City) series were taken, Matthias Hoch was still studying photography at the Leipzig Academy of Visual Arts. The photographs show deserted places, factory buildings, lonely roads and the facades of the compact old building districts, which were severely neglected in GDR times, almost fell into disrepair and were only renovated after the fall of the Wall. Matthias Hoch countered the omnipresent gray with a strict pictoria…
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