Events/Openings

Sexuality and fragility are repeating themes in the works by the French photographer MAXIME BALLESTEROS (*1984), who lives and works in Berlin. Ballesteros documents the fashion and art scene in the same aesthetical manner as when he travels through France, the USA or Mexico. His photos can be seen as a personal diary or as the evidence of a silent observer. The title straw house suggests on one hand a wish for shelter and safety but at the same time points to a threat of rapid collapse. Such thematic contrasts characterize Ballesteros’ work – shimmering scenes of the fashion world and urban nightlife, trailer parks in suburban USA, intimate and private situations, scarred surfaces and the small absurdities of everyday life. In his photos the young photographer frames fragments of reality whereby stories and associations are triggered in the viewer’s imagination.