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Manfred Paul: Paris 1988

Manfred Paul: Paris 1988

In 1988 Manfred Paul was invited to go on a six-week trip to study in Paris. At the time, this was a rare opportunity for a photographer from East Germany to explore a country on the other side of the Iron Curtain. He managed to borrow a Leica M3 from one of the staff at the French Cultural Centre in Berlin; looking through the viewfinder of this camera gave him a special experience of Paris, which changed his way of seeing and had a lasting effect on his photography.

Manfred Paul. Mauer

Manfred Paul. Mauer

Zwischen November 1989 und Dezember 1990 war der Fotograf Manfred Paul, der unweit der Mauer in Ost-Berlin gelebt hat, mit Plattenkamera und Polaroidkamera entlang der ehemaligen Grenze unterwegs, um dieses steinerne Zeugnis als Relikt der politischen Teilung, aber auch als Element der eigenen Lebenswirklichkeit zu fotografieren.