Book (2017)
This photo book marks a small milestone in my career: it’s the most comprehensive print product I’ve designed to date. Designing in Adobe InDesign – the transition from digital formats to printed media – was both challenging and educational as I delved into the depths of layout design and typography for the first time.
Volkmar Kühn’s Bond With Mildenfurth Monastery
Volkmar Kühn’s artistic work has been deeply interwoven with Mildenfurth Monastery for almost five decades. The Vogtländische Altertumsforschende Verein zu Hohenleuben e.V. (VAVH) has a long tradition of appreciating and exploring this special place, which is reflected in their dedicated collection of documents and drawings of the surviving buildings. This connection is highlighted in our photo book, which was published for the artist’s 75th birthday.
The Sculpture Group “Encounter With an Uncertain Outcome”
To celebrate the 75th birthday of the sculptor Volkmar Kühn, his work was honored with the edition of poetic photographs by the Erfurt photographer Uwe Steinbrück. Steinbrück photographed Kühn in his hortus conclusus, capturing a moment in the artistic creative process. The focus of these photographs is the work on the sculpture group “Begegnung mit ungewissem Ausgang” ("Encounter with an uncertain outcome") cast in bronze, which was designed and modeled in 2015–2016.
Volkmar Kühn – Sculptural Image Worlds
From May 5 to July 30, 2017, the exhibition “Volkmar Kühn – Sculptural Image Worlds” took place in the castle courtyard of the Thuringian State Museum Heidecksburg. The location of this exposition is closely connected with the artist’s origins in nearby Königsee and the openness to contemporary visual arts of the museum and the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.
The Garden Complex at Mildenfurth Monastery
Over the course of decades, Volkmar Kühn and his wife Marita Kühn-Leihbecher have created a unique garden complex at and around the Mildenfurth Monastery. Here, fine art in a variety of sculptural forms combines with sensitively designed nature, overshadowed by the over 800-year-old walls of the Premonstratensian monastery and framed by the fortress walls built after the Reformation.
Working Visits With Volkmar Kühn
The photo series “Working Visit: Volkmar Kühn” and “Garden of Eden: A Guest at Volkmar Kühn’s” were created on my own initiative and document Kühn’s work in his studio and the immediate surroundings. They provide an insight into the artist’s creative process and the garden complex, which has been shaped over decades of work. A special focus is on the portraits of the artist and the creative environment he created.
Specifications
Hardback Edition: 116 Pages
Publisher: Druckhaus Gera
Edition: 1 (August 5, 2017)
Language: German
ISBN: 978-3944919218