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Profile and Exhibitions
Personal Details
Achim Koerfer was born in the German town of Erkelenz on June 27, 1969. At the age of eight, he discovered his love for photography. What began as playful experimentation with multiple exposures using a conventional camera developed over the years into the singular artistic technique that has become the hallmark of his work.
In keeping with the development that art is no longer restricted to such venues as museums, Koerfer founded his www.unikatfabrik.de website in 2006. After viewing its virtual exhibition presenting a compelling overall impression of his work, it will be clear that the name unikatfabrik, a neologism coined by Koerfer combining "Unikat" - single edition, and "Fabrik" - factory into unikatfabrik - "factory of single editions" - appears only on first sight to be a contradiction in terms. Then Koerfer’s photographic art unites opposites into a harmonious gestalt, opening new avenues of visual perception.
Technique
Composing multiple exposures in situ using a conventional camera – free-hand style – poses a challenge. Koerfer must memorize all details of the first motif before searching for further appropriate motifs and finally superimposing one onto the other on film to create the composition envisioned. Only in this manner is it possible to arrive at a compellingly cohesive work which operates on various levels of visualization and perception. Although Achim Koerfer’s artist’s eye and faculty of visualization are well-schooled, this technique retains some unpredictability. Until a composition matches the artist’s vision, multiple attempts are necessary. But the result always succeeds in captivating the viewer.
Colors of stunning brilliance catch the eye. The commonplace is presented in a surprising new light in striking compositions, complex yet lucidly transparent. An added dimension novel to photography seems to become manifest – time. It is nearly impossible to resist the fascination of Koerfer’s works. The viewer is ultimately moved to involve himself with the topic at hand. Until 2008, Koerfer created individual pieces, though in that same year he began to take up issues of moment which he elaborated in annually published photo sequences. Koerfer’s endeavor to highlight controversial topics presented by these sequences thus provides the viewer food for thought.
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Art Exhibition in Hamburg
Hamburg/Mönchengladbach - Fine Art Photographer Achim Koerfer is known for his intriguing multiple exposures, which always surprise the viewer with their artistry. Now the artist himself has been surprised by a repeat exhibition of his photo sequence SYNTHESIZED FASHION in Hamburg, which had been exhibited there for the first time in 2008 in the Galerie KiT. Owing to the success of the first exhibition and to popular demand, art dealer Erhard Untiet and his sponsor, the Board of Urban Development and Environmental Concerns of the City of Hamburg decided to reprise the exhibition in another venue. Once more, Achim Koerfer’s fine art photography is to be exhibited in Hamburg from January 25 to February 28, 2010 in the Stadthaus Hamburg, the town hall.
Venue: Galerie Stadthaus, Stadthausbrücke 8, Hamburg - Exhibition Opening: Monday, January 25, 2010, 20.00 PM - Duration: from January 25 till February 28, 2010
Art Exhibition in Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken/Mönchengladbach - Bizarre realm of flowers meets art emporium – from December 1, 2009 till March 31, 2010, the Kunstkaufhaus Mootz-Art gallery in Saarbrücken presents works of fine art photography from unikatfabrik.de. These artworks are taken from Achim Koerfer's current photo sequence FLORAL IMPACT for which the artist from Mönchengladbach has melded images of wildflowers and blooms of garden varieties and forms of nature and objects of artifice to create a surreal floral continuum to graphically symbolize the encroachments of man upon Nature, applying his highly personal conception of aesthetics.
Venue: Kunstkaufhaus Mootz-Art, Bleichstraße 2, Saarbrücken - Exhibition Opening: Thursday, December 1, 2009, 10.00 AM - Duration: from December 1, 2009 till March 31, 2010
Art Exhibition in Hamburg
Hamburg/Mönchengladbach - from October 2 till November 30, 2008, a selection of works by fine art photographer Achim Koerfer from Mönchengladbach will be exhibited in the Galerie KiT in Hamburg. The compositions involved, taken from Koerfer’s latest photo sequence entitled SYTHESIZED FASHION, will be displayed on the premises of the Board of Urban Development and Environmental Concerns of the city of Hamburg. Koerfer’s photographic compositions stand out for reason of their intriguing, apparently digitally composited effects which are actually achieved solely using a mirror reflex camera, conventional photographic techniques and an unerring eye for in situ composition.
Venue: Galerie KiT, Billstraße 84, Hamburg - Exhibition Opening: Wednesday, October 2, 2008, 19.00 PM - Duration: from October 2 till November 30, 2008
Art Exhibition in Amsterdam
Amsterdam/Mönchengladbach - With the ART 4 AID project, the Amsterdam International Chapter of the Junior Chambers International (JCI) joined forces with UNICEF to create a charity project which is a combination of forum and platform for aspiring and established young artists, and art exhibition and auction to take place in Holland. The proceeds of the auction of the donated artworks and the grand benefit gala on 04.15.2007 will be used to finance UNICEF Educational and Child Care programmes. The auction was performed by legendary and world- renowned auction house Sotheby’s, who with the Herald Tribune, are also sponsors of the ART 4 AID effort.
Venue: NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Dam 9, Amsterdam - Exhibition Opening: Thursday, April 5, 2007, 16.00 PM - Duration: from April 5 till April 15, 2007
Art Exhibition in Mönchengladbach
Rheydt/Mönchengladbach - On the occasion of the Hockey World Championship to be held in Mönchengladbach, fine art photograper Achim Koerfer is exhibiting his works at the Parkhotel in Mönchengladbach- Rheydt for three weeks. The artworks will be displayed in the grand salon and function room of the hotel, named "Düsseldorf". Other artists of the region will also exhibit their works in other function rooms of the hotel at the same time.
Venue: Park Hotel, Hugo Junkers Straße 2, Mönchengladbach - Exhibition Opening: Sunday, September 10, 2006, 11.00 AM - Duration: from September 10 till October 1, 2006
Art Exhibition in Aachen
Aachen/Mönchengladbach - "At last we have an art exhibition held in the course of the World Equestrian Championship where there is not a horse in sight!" was the first thing Aachen mayoress Ms. Verheyen said as artist Achim Koerfer conducted her through the ranks of his artworks. A synergy of unusual caliber took place in the conference rooms of the newly redecorated Mercure Hotel: the interplay between an artist, a club of entrepreneurs and a hotel team. "Art deserves a place in our everyday lives. It is for this reason that (I consider) this venue to have been so aptly chosen." stated Ms. Verheyen, thus highlighting the avowed intent of the organisers of the exhibition, who for this very reason refrained from selecting a conventional art gallery for the venue.
Venue: Mercure Hotel Aachen, Am Europaplatz, Aachen - Exhibition Opening: Friday, August 5, 2006, 19.30 PM - Duration: from August 18 till September 3, 2006
Art Exhibition in Viersen
Willich/Mönchengladbach - "Bildwechsel" - "Alternating Pictures" represents a reasonably priced and effective alternative for enhancing all manner of premises and accruing prestige in the eyes of clients and visitors alike. This is especially suited for entrepreneurs with stylish office and business premises, such as doctors’, architects’, lawyers’ and notary publics’ offices. "Eminently mobile, emerging art, designed to set things in motion" stated Mr. Backes of the artist’s management in connection to the idea behind this business model.
Venue: In Vino Veritas, Holterhöfe 15, Willich - Exhibition Opening: Saturday, June 10, 2006, 12.00 noon - Duration: from June 10 till June 11, 2006
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