April Gertler
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photography
still
if only


collage
air
16 days in san francisco
the weather report
they are what they seem.


collaborations
me2u
g2g
gertler/maver/reiser








They are what they seem. started as a "stretching" exercise in my studio - whenever I got stuck I made one. I made myself laugh, loosen up and just feel "better" about what I was up to. After the 40th one, I started to think that maybe they were more than a stretch.


In November 2007 I exhibited 50 of them in Frankfurt am Main in a group exhibition at Atelier Frankfurt. The project has grown and currently I am looking to put them into a book format.

Many people ask if I use my own family photos - the answer to that question would be no. Secondly the question about where the text comes from follows - the answer is that it comes from experiences I have had - both real and made - up.*

Sandra loved her salami.
A5, found photographs, graphite
©2007 April Gertler
*And...wouldn't you like to know what is real and what is made - up?