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Matthias Kuehle

Matthias Kuehle

Mitate 見立て - The Art Of Reinterpretation

"Mitate" (見立て) is a Japanese concept of poetic comparison: something is seen and recognized as something else. A familiar object is read differently: The asparagus disturbs, shifts, transforms. What if the asparagus doesn't just grow - but explodes meanings?

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Color Photography Contest

2025

Nominee

Fine Art

Non Professional

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Still Life

Non Professional

Mitate 見立て - The Art Of Reinterpretation

"Mitate" (見立て) is a Japanese concept of poetic comparison: something is seen and recognized as something else. A familiar object is read differently: The asparagus disturbs, shifts, transforms. What if the asparagus doesn't just grow - but explodes meanings?

About Artist

Matthias Kuehle

When I held the first Pentacon Six in my hand at the age of eight, 37 years passed before the first photo was taken with this camera. It wasn't so much the initial spark, but the arrival. For me, the viewfinder is a window to the world. The world is analog, sometimes digital, square and not very colorful. But sometimes also rectangular and colorful. It depends on the subject. I prefer portraits, still lifes and have been working in the field of nature photography for some time. I want to capture time and make changes perceptible and tangible. I have arrived, but my journey has only just begun.

Matthias Kuehle

Photographic Areas of Focus

Abstract, Fine Art, Macro, Minimalism, Nature, People, Portrait, Still Life, Travel

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Germany

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