THE BEST OF FRANK KUNERT

Frank Kunert, artist and photographer, creates ironic reflections of our reality with his subtle miniature worlds. His works, which he describes as “ curiosity cabinets,” are carefully staged and photographed scenes that capture the absurd and bizarre aspects of everyday life.

Frank Kunert's works reflect emotional and social conditions. With his surreal scenarios, which express a familiar yet uncanny present in their apparent normality, Kunert shows how he sees the world.

“In the long run, the seriousness of life is only digestible with a pinch of humour.”

Frank Kunert

Although his photographs often appear deserted, Kunert still shows traces of people or hints of their presence. In an increasingly fast-paced world, he values analog, hand-made craftmanship as a great enrichment.

The Best of Frank Kunert delivers a cheerfully orchestrated selection of photographs celebrating the artist’s thirty-year career and our long-standing collaboration. The carefully curated collection of his best–and newest–works is accompanied by a text by Ariadne von Schirach. The renowned philosopher and author sharpens our gaze on Frank Kunert’s unique visual world.

“And so the artist has cast a self-ironic eye not only onto our own human condition but also onto the secret life of our buildings. And when I take a very close look sometimes it seems to me that they are even gazing back.”

Ariadne von Schirach

To mark the publication of his book, we spoke to Frank Kunert about his artistic career, the relationship between reality and art, and his working process. You may read the full interview here.