thomas struth

Since the late 70's, Thomas Struth has been capturing our time, reconciling forms of documentation and contemplation: the world today as seen in empty streets of different cities, cultural venues, worship scenes, but also nature, family portraits, and more recently industrial and technological locations, often underlining the relationship with the sublime. The examination of different situations and their impact on people's way of acting is typical of Thomas Struth's work.

On his recent work Struth says:
"While working on the photographs of tech­nology I did three pictures that had to do with medical situations—operations in which the human body and technology really came close together—so in a way I was already working close to death. In the process of making one of the pictures I met someone who told me about the Leibniz Institute for wildlife research in Berlin and showed me some photos of a crocodile and a tiger being dissected. It really fascinated me, so one day I went there and met with a biologist and started making these pictures. They’re a memento mori, a reflection on mortality, which is something artists make at certain moments in their lives. Life is limited, and to be alive is a gift."

Thomas Struth, Brillenbär (Tremarctos ornatus), Leibniz Izw, Berlin 2018, inkjet print framed, 177 X 230.4 cm
exhibition view, 2018
Thomas Struth, Figure, Charité, Berlin 2012, inkjet print framed, 89,7 x 131,4 cm

Thomas Struth, Weißohrturako (Turaco leucotis), Leibniz IZW, Berlin 2017, inkjet print framed 80,5 x 109,1 cm

Thomas Struth, Waldhund (Speothos venaticus), Leibniz IZW, Berlin 2018, inkjet print framed, 80,0 x 99,0 cm
Thomas Struth, Tokamak
Asdex Upgrade Interior 2, Max Planck IPP, Garching 2009, 2011, c-print, 141.6 X 176 cm, ed. of 10

Thomas Struth, Grazing Incidence Spectrometer Max Planck IPP,
Garching, 2010, c-print, 115.1 X 144 cm, ed. of 10



Thomas Struth, Family Portraits, view Galerie Paul Andriesse 2008, Amsterdam





Thomas Struth, Family Portraits, view Galerie Paul Andriesse 2008, Amsterdam
Thomas Struth, Paradise 32, 2005, C-print, 144 X 171 cm, ed. of 10
Thomas Struth, The Ayvar Family, 2005, C-print mounted on Plexiglas, 145 X 185 cm, ed. of 10
Thomas Struth, Florence, Audience 16 (Galleria dell'Accademia), 2004, c-print mounted on UV plexiglass, 165 X 210 cm, ed. 10
Thomas Struth, Florence, Audience 15 (Galleria dell'Accademia), 2004, c-print mounted on UV plexiglass, 165 X 210 cm, ed. 10