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SONNENSTAND, 1991-1992
Lining the medieval pilgrimage route from
Barcelona to Santiago de Compostella, which
crosses Northern Spain from east to west, are
nine hermitages dating back to the 10th
century. It was along this ancient road that the
Islamic and Christian cultures collided and
merged with one another between the 8th and
10th centuries and each building is a unique
blend of Moorish and Romanesque influences.
Meaning ‘Position of the Sun’ in German,
Sonnenstand looks at the relationship between
light and architecture. Ursula Schulz-Dornburg
has photographed the movement of light in
these hermitages at different times of day and
during different seasons of the year. The
chapels become sundials, light streaming
through the small arches and windows, echoing
the earth's passage around the sun.
Ursula Schulz-Dornburg
and Lawrence Weiner
18th Nov - 6th Dec 2009
Born in 1938
Lives and works in Düsseldorf
Ursula Schulz-Dornburg studied photography in
Munich and lived in New York before settling in
Dusseldorf in 1960.
Her work has been exhibited in museums
worldwide including: Kunstparterre Munich;
Musee d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris;
Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Art Institute Chicago;
Centro Fotografico Alvaraes Bravo, Mexico; IVAM
Valencia; Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts Wien,
Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover.
Her work can be found in major public and
private collections including: Museum of Modern
Art, Paris; Bibliotheque National, Paris; IVAM
Valencia; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Museum of
Photography Berlin; Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Washington; Art Institute Chicago.