Thomas Rusch

Thomas Rusch is born in1962 in Freiburg/Breisgau, Germany. His work focuses on many facets of erotica. The topic of sexuality being the prime impetus, it also represents the main subject in his way of looking at the world through a lens. A basic influence shaping his work through the past decades. In his photographic research, Rusch questions how we, as culturally formed beings, deal with this crucial topic. It is a play with ambiguity with which he aims at our perception: sometimes seemingly soft and smooth surfaces can convey all too explicit facts. At other times, Rusch's work is concerned with obsessions and shows intimacy behind any extroversion.
The photographic work from his recent years in Berlin and Hamburg shows sexuality from another perspective. The smoothness and sensitivity of our biggest sensory organ are focused. Here, intimacy is not shown as mediated through explicit gestures, but by extremely close proximity.