Mapping Subconsciousness

“This book shows a selection of photographs taken between 2019 and 2024. It serves as a collection of what I consider to be some of my most significant photographs captured during that period. I think of photography as a perfect tool to create my very own interpretation of reality — for me personally, a reality that is about beauty, art, and aesthetics, not necessarily technical perfection. I am not interested in capturing the exact likeness of someone or something and long to arrest all beauty and the non-obvious or at least make the obvious not look obvious. By doing so, I seek that ʼin‑betweenʼ experience with surreal momentum that escapes the static reproduction of reality. I am intrigued by the interplay between fiction and reality — the subconscious and the conscious — and want to take the audience on a journey through my mind and visual world.” —Marcus Schaefer Marcus Schaefer is a Paris based multi-disciplinary artist who works in the field of photography, painting and sculpture. His driving force is pressuring impulse to capture his current state of mind. In a world predominantly ruled by color images, Schaefer seeks avenues of escape and expression through the visual aesthetics of black and white.