Johannes Christopher Gérard
Studied 1975-1977 at the School of Printmaking and Design, Cologne, Germany and 1977-1981 Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design, (IADT) Dublin, Ireland. Works as a multimedia and interdisciplinary artist. Since 1981, worldwide participation in exhibitions, projects, art festivals. Photography plays a major role in his artistic concepts and works. The photographic work belongs to the categories of art, conceptual and urban street photography. During his artistic career he has lived and worked in different countries Europe, the Far East and South Asia, Australia, The Americas, and West Africa Currently lives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands.
ARTIST Statement
My work in urban photography aims to isolate, catalog, analyze, and examine in detail the perceptions, seemingly inconspicuous views, and everyday structures and patterns of human life. I want to delve deeper into the context in which they are situated, how they differ—or perhaps don’t differ—from place to place, neighborhood to neighborhood, or community to community. Finally, I want to examine how they relate to and are connected to one another. Therefore, I pay particular attention to the obvious, subtle details of the environments we create or inhabit. My interpretations are ultimately embedded experiments through alternating observations and analyses of our visible and invisible environments and our human behavior.
- The Netherlands
