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Alexander Benz is a Paris based photographer originally from Zurich, Switzerland. He studied photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City and later obtained a masters in art curating from the University of Stockholm, Sweden.

Alexander is currently woking on a personal project called "Myself in Others" where he take pictures of his surroundings at times when they resonate strongly with how he feels at that very moment in space and time. The images are instant recreations, filtered through his emotions, of spontaneous chance encounters that took place at that particular location just moments before. The trigger to his reaction might be a strange setting, an unusual movement or a partly hidden subject just before they make eye contact.

The square format, the clean and minimal environment and the subtraction of any colour puts the focus on the momentary, often slightly playful or unexpected story rather than the actual subject itself. One could think of the images as movie stills, freeze frames of his reflections on something that just happened, something perhaps even barely noticeable at first-- as those reflections play out on the screen of his imagination. To him those images are a way to contemplate the absurdity of his own life, how he selectively sees his surrounding, the people he encounters and himself in the midst of it all.


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Photography, Glimpse, Alexander Benz

Glimpse

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Gone, Alexander Benz

Gone

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Dans le Metro, Alexander Benz

Dans le Metro

Alexander Benz

Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm

$2,033

Photography, Architects Anonymous, Alexander Benz

Architects Anonymous

Alexander Benz

Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm

$2,033

Photography, Structural Beauty, Alexander Benz

Structural Beauty

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Booo, Alexander Benz

Booo

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Roman Traffic, Alexander Benz

Roman Traffic

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Touchy, Alexander Benz

Touchy

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Last call, Alexander Benz

Last call

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Look Look, Alexander Benz

Look Look

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, This Or Nothing, Alexander Benz

This Or Nothing

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$519

Photography, Styled, Alexander Benz

Styled

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$519

Photography, In Bed With Helmut, Alexander Benz

In Bed With Helmut

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$519

Photography, Architects Anonymous, Alexander Benz

Architects Anonymous

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Between The Lines, Alexander Benz

Between The Lines

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

Photography, Going In Circles, Alexander Benz

Going In Circles

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$519

Photography, Center Stage, Alexander Benz

Center Stage

Alexander Benz

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$519

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Who is the artist?

Alexander Benz is a Paris based photographer originally from Zurich, Switzerland. He studied photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City and later obtained a masters in art curating from the University of Stockholm, Sweden.

Alexander is currently woking on a personal project called "Myself in Others" where he take pictures of his surroundings at times when they resonate strongly with how he feels at that very moment in space and time. The images are instant recreations, filtered through his emotions, of spontaneous chance encounters that took place at that particular location just moments before. The trigger to his reaction might be a strange setting, an unusual movement or a partly hidden subject just before they make eye contact.

The square format, the clean and minimal environment and the subtraction of any colour puts the focus on the momentary, often slightly playful or unexpected story rather than the actual subject itself. One could think of the images as movie stills, freeze frames of his reflections on something that just happened, something perhaps even barely noticeable at first-- as those reflections play out on the screen of his imagination. To him those images are a way to contemplate the absurdity of his own life, how he selectively sees his surrounding, the people he encounters and himself in the midst of it all.

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What is Alexander Benz’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Black and White Portraits, Dark photographic compositions

When was Alexander Benz born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1974