“Beasts of Burden”

A gesture, a glance, a pose – sometimes it is a single moment that can reveal the aura, the indomitable will, the overwhelming strength of a person. This one moment is what the photographer Udo Spreitzenbarth has sought in his artistic work. Walking the tightrope between deliberate staging and spontaneous reflexes, photographer and model – who in these photographs never becomes a mere object – uncover unknown sides and depths. Moreover, Udo Spreitzenbarth’s masterly play with light and shadow condenses the scene into a moment of almost hyperreal quality. That one moment that says everything, which the artist captures, visualises and makes reproducible for the viewer.