Rolf Walz
Galerie Tanja Grunert
In viewing Rolf Walz’s photopictures—all of which have the same format and bear the same title— we can hardly speak of photographs in a clear-cut sense of the word. By using diverse methods of reproduction, Walz is trying to find a location outside of subjective and conceptual photography, while not excluding reminiscences of painting. As a result, his pictures are reflections on pictures, ultimately becoming pictures in their own right. Walz specifically intends to translate a second-, third-, or fourth-degree reality of found, appropriated, mass-produced photographs. His approach is conceptual,