Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Photographic meditations on cultural and familial history, from a rising star of the new generation of photo-essayists
Hamburg-based artist Mika Sperling (born 1990) examines how origins, culture and language influence interpersonal relationships through photographs of her young daughter and Vietnamese stepmother. Originally trained in a documentary tradition, Sperling here experiments with perspective, close-ups and reflective surfaces.
Synopsis
With her photo essay Mother Tongue, Mika Sperling (*1990) examines how origins and culture influence interpersonal relationships based on her personal family history. Text in English, with additional texts in German, Russian and Vietnamese.