Recent Field Work

Since the early 1990s, German photographer and former biology student, Jochen Lempert, has focused on animal life--in the wild, the museum of natural history, the zoo, the urban environment and pop culture. These black-and-white images comprise the largest presentation to date of his work.

The subject of interest of Lempert’s work – animal life – is complemented by his exploration of the properties and materiality of the photographic image, as revealed in its developing and printing processes. While seemingly serendipitous, Lempert nevertheless pursues a very clear goal and aesthetic. His is a very careful, subtle world.

The publication is very quiet: even the amount of different image sizes is minimal, so as not to disturb these silent narratives or to distract from the subtleties of the photographs.