Gustav Mahlerplein and Claude Debussylaan, CASZUIDAS urban screen, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Communication Agency Vandejong and Virtueel Museum Zuidas present a special outdoor exhibition in Amsterdam by the internationally renowned photographer Michael Wolf.
Paris Street View is an exhibition of 24 large-format works showing on the streets of the Zuidas at Zuidplein from March 12 to April 10, 2010.
Wolfs work is primarily concerned with anthropological issues and urban living. Contemporary visual culture such as population density, privacy and voyeurism are recurrent themes. Paris Street View deals with the cultural identity of Paris and with the aid of Google Street View technology, Wolf investigates the concept of representation and symbolism. By using pixelated images from the internet, he breaks through Paris' nearly universally recognisable photographic iconography and suggests a new way of reading the city. By cropping out parts of images on Google Street View, ‘photos of photos' are created that shed a new light on a city in which nearly everything has already been photographed.
For more information about the artist; see www.photomichaelwolf.com
