TYPOLOGIES
Typology is a type of photograph which had its ultimate roots in August Sander's series of portraits in 1929, titled "Face Of Our Time". The term ‘Typology’ was first used to describe a style of photography when Bernd and Hilla Becher began documenting old and broken down German industrial architecture in 1959.
August Sander
Sander was a German photographer who captured the relationships and social classes of people in their portraits. His most famous work was that titled "Face Of Our Time" taken throughout the world wars. He set up his own darkroom and worked as a photographer's assistant between the years of 1897-1899. In 1911, August Sander began a project with a series of portraits titled "People Of The 20th Century" however it was the 1929 "Face Of Our Time" including over 60 photos from the "People Of Our Time" which captured true life under the Nazi regime. Unfortunately, in 1936 Sander's book "Face Of Our Time" was seized and destroyed. Very few of Sander's photographs remain due to an unfortunate fire in Cologne in 1946 where Sander resided.
Below are some of Sander's photographs which were able to remain. |
My Response
After being influenced by August Sander's typologies I decided to create some of my own. I experimented with angles and viewpoints of the camera.