Exposure #1 2000, 2002

Exposure #1 2000, 2002

Barbara Probst
Germany, b. 1964, active United States and Germany
Dye coupler prints
© Barbara Probst/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

In this two-part piece, Barbara Probst embraces multiple perspectives of a single moment. Each image is integrated into the narrative of the other while simultaneously unraveling it. In one photograph, the protagonist appears to be running from the camera, perhaps playfully; the aerial image of her on a rooftop, however, suggests more ominous surveillance. Probst reveals her process by regularly including her camera and tripod in her work, their presence either confirming the truth of the image or breaking it down. Triggering back-and-forth readings, Probst heightens our awareness of both the physical and psychological act of looking.