Rome: Photographic Diary

Christoph Brech (born 1964), after completing his studies at the Akademie der K nste in Munich, made a name for himself with videos and room installations. The starting points for Brech?s works are chance observations of seeming irregularities, which he then captures in striking, timeless images. With his photographic work ?diario romano?, created during his stay at the Villa Massimo in 2006, he explores the long tradition of the ?Roman Diaries? in an individual way. He representatively illustrated each day of his stay in Rome with one photo that captures an every day scene in a humorous and imaginative, and sometimes also contemplative manner. In 330 images, personal memories are combined with unusual insights into the Eternal City of today, which surprise even those who know Rome well. With an introduction by Arnold Nesselrath, director of the department of Byzantine, medieval and Renaissance art at the Vatican Museums.