For the worldwide launch of the first Fine Art inkjet paper made from bamboo fibres, Hahnemuehle works together with the well-known photographer Justin Guariglia. His internationally sought-after spiritual images from Shaolin Temple in China will be showed around the world in a traveling exhibition and printed on Bamboo’s product green box.
The oldest German art paper mill has succeeded in developing a premium, soft Fine Art paper from ultra-pure bamboo fibres and pure spring water. The natural white paper with a warm tone combines spiritual photography with environmental considerations. This paper opens up a entirely new artistic and spiritual dimension in Fine Art printing. Bamboo 290 is the 23rd paper from the international award-winning Hahnemuehle Digital FineArt Collection and renders the sensual connection between art and paper in a palpable and visible way.
Justin Guariglia on the new paper: “When the Aperture Foundation approached me to create an international traveling exhibition of our book Shaolin: Temple of Zen, I turned to Hahnemuehle for a paper that would reflect the spirit of the project. The Bamboo 290 paper was my immediate first choice. Its beautiful warmth and texture imbues every print with an unsurpassed feeling of intimacy and energy. These qualities allow us to accurately share the sacred and sublime spirit of this fifteen-hundred year old Chinese Zen temple with audiences around the world."
The traveling exhibition “Shaolin: Temple of Zen”, organized by the American Aperture Foundation and supported by Hahnemuehle, will be on tour in the USA and later in Europe from 2008 to 2011. The first stages are Los Angeles, in February and March 2008, and Washington DC from June to September 2008.
For further information on the photographer and the Aperture Foundation visit: www.guariglia-chen.com and www.aperture.org
Allegories & Macabresques is eighteen portraits (2004-2007) introducing David Lynch holding a hen, Mads Mikkelsen watching an embrio of a little cat, Jan Peszek over and old watch or Jerzy Urban with a naked woman and a Cuban cigar. The presented collection is an effect of a struggle of the author with a message of Portugese proverb that says: Those who see faces do not see hearts. It is also a summary of three years of international work.
Opening of the exhibition and vernisage begins at September, 7th 2007, in Lipinski Gallery in Warsaw. It is organised by Reinhold and European Academy of Photography and sponsored by Epson and Hahnemuehle who provide materials and Book & Art preparing the highest quality archival gallery prints ever known. The exhibit will last till September, 28th and in the same time will be shown in Warsaw’s subway gallery. After that it will be shown in Copenhagen, Milan, Cracow and later in Skopie, Tetovo, Poznan, Amsterdam and other galleries across Europe.
“Before choosing Hahnemuehle Photo Rag® 460 I have made several print tests on other professional papers. What persuaded me to use PhotoRag® was the possibility to obtain a great depth of the dark tones - especially with the black & white images. My photographs are usually dark, therefore the quality of the details in the low spectrum is crucial. I have noticed that the prints on Photo Rag® paper do not reveal any reflections of light in the dark areas even when looking from a sharp angle - as other papers do. Black is always uniformly black - from any angle. Therefore the low-key images remain deeply dark while keeping details perfectly visible. This is extremely important if you want to enhance the impact and color dynamics of highly-contrasted photographs”, stated photographer Andrzej Dragan.
More information on the artist Andrzej Dragan.
Once a month, a family being served by the pediatric branch of Hospice is invited to Walden’s studio for a portrait sitting. These families receive a meaningful and priceless photograph to cherish. Walden’s relationship with the pediatric branch of Hospice is what makes this program possible and so special to many families.
Tim Walden of Walden’s Photography in Lexington, KY designed the program “Images That Speak.” The program gives beautiful, archival black and white images freely and lovingly to courageous families who care for their children with life-limiting illnesses. Walden started this exclusive program three years ago as a way to give back to the community and to give families in need a memorable gift.
Tim uses Hahnemuhle FineArt Pearl for his images. Hahnemuhle FineArt is proud to be working with Walden and is excited about sponsoring his program and reaching out to the community.
Don MacGregor, of MacGregor Studios, wanted to demonstrate hospitality to International delegates at this years Imaging USA show, in Texas. He decided to honor them by giving them each a printed image at a cocktail reception during the show. With the help of fellow colleagues and other members of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Don printed 20 images on Hahnemuhle FineArt Pearl 285 to give out to the International delegates. He wanted to offer them respect and friendship by showing respect to photography as well as the host country. The images were a big hit and loved by all. They were displayed and passed around to share. One recipient commented, they were not “pictures” anymore… they were fine art pieces.
Don MacGregor is head of the International committee for PPA and a respected photographer. At this year’s Imaging USA he received the Ross Sandaal International award.
Monte Zucker has made an impact in the photographic industry for more than 50 years as a professional photographer/teacher studying and perfecting his photographic technique. Monte achieved almost every photographic degree that exists, and had the honor of being named Portrait Photographer of the year in 2002 by the United Nations. He has taken on a leadership role by training emerging artists who, like him, aspire to capture special moments and create memories for families to treasure for years to come.
Monte wanted to make a special limited edition of prints and chose Hahnemuhle FineArt paper for these 50 sets of images. He chose four images for this limited edition, hand-signed and numbered portfolio. The images are 13x19 sizes and printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag® Bright White 310 . They can be purchased to assist the establishment of the Zucker Institute for Photographic Inspiration (ZIPI) to actively help those who are looking to photography as a means of a brighter future.
Monte stated, “Hahnemuhle’s paper is the most gorgeous paper I’ve ever used. I know my photographs deserve the best fine art archival-grade paper available and that’s why I chose Photo Rag® Bright White when I created my special set of limited edition hand-signed prints. I love it, my customers rave about it, and you will too.”
Steve’s workshop called, Fine-Art Digital Printing, primarily uses Epson inkjet printers with Hahnemuhle FineArt paper. Concentration will be on inkjet printing with color pigments and black/gray ink combinations on coated and rag papers. Learn from the digital pioneer how he obtains his impressive results during four days of lectures and printing in the studio.
We will cover workflow issues, color management, correcting color casts, adjustment layers, custom profile generation, editing and inspection. There being no magic solution to making good prints, the workshop will explore old fashioned testing, careful color judgments and interactive honing in on the best prints possible.
Steve and his assistants work with you to tune your printing into the vision you want it to be, guiding you toward asking the most of the media. Each student will have their own desktop printer, as well as network access to large-format printers. The paper supplied is Hahnemuhle FineArt Museum Etching and White Velvet.
Steve is a photographer, teacher and designer and has been teaching and working in photography since 1977. He has written books and was named to the Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2003.
The photographer of MAGNUM agency, Gilles Peress, one of the leading representatives of socially committed reporters, prepared two photo exhibitions especially for the opening of the C/O Berlin Gallery. In his exhibition entitled “Beyond Borders”, Gilles Peress presented photographs depicting the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 in the form of an interactive photograph and book installation. This series was shown alongside other projects realized in Bosnia in the nineties. On the Potsdam Square, also ten selected motifs related to the fall of the Berlin wall were presented on the authentic fragment of the wall.
This multi-faceted, vast exhibition project gained great interest and recognition of both the people of Berlin and foreigners who visited it. This interactive project required active participation of visitors and the result exceeded the boldest expectations: what remained is hundreds of pages recording personal impressions and memories connected with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. They all made up a large book of photos entitled “The Fall”.
The Hahnemühle FineArt GmbH company supported this project by donating the Digital FineArt Paper Photo Rag 308 paper for high quality photograph printing and a related interactive book publication project.
ABC or multiplication table on Hahnemühle paper – teachers and pupils of many primary schools in Zimbabwe enjoy the paper they received from Hahnemühle FineArt GmbH, delivered through the International Aid Fund. They supplied over half a ton of painting and writing paper to African children.
“It is rewarding to see that necessary aid gets there and is well used. I would like to thank you sincerely on behalf of Zimbabwe inhabitants”.
Julia Glaser, Manager of Material Support Department of International Aid Fund/ Internationaler Hilfsfonds e.V.
Jacques Schumacher, born in 1933, is one of the most renowned German photographers. He has worked for the best-known magazines and advertising agencies across Europe. He was also a visiting lecturer of visual communications in the Fine Arts Academy in Berlin. Over the years, his works have won awards
at more than a dozen individual and collective photo art exhibitions and feature
in many international collections.
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Parfums Edition, Jacques Schumacher presents three works on “Scent Impressions” in the luxury edition of “10 years of Parfums Edition”.
Three works on “Scent Impressions”, signed by Jacques Schumacher, 42 x 60 cm size, on the Hahnemühle FineArt Photo Rag, 308 gsm paper and a hardcover version of Perfumes Edition 2005 printed in 95 copies.
In the whole 150 year history of photography, there haas never been such a variety of paper available to capture photo images.
Hahnemühle FineArt paper definitely belongs to the top rank of materials available. My motto is: “Pictures of light and ink on Hahnemühle FineArt papers open up a completely new dimension of visual sensuality”.
Manfred Kriegelstein MFIAP, artist photographer and writer. With over 1300 honorary citations and awards, he is undoubtedly the most honoured representative of Germany since international photo exhibitions were established. His photographs have been presented in more than 60 exhibitions worldwide: from Buenos Aires to Taipei.
As a paper manufacturer operating for more than 420 years in the region of Lower Saxony, we support educational activity at pre-schools and schools in Dassel and Einbeck, regularly supplying them with our paper. We also provide paper for painting and handicraft activities to institutions acting for the benefit of children and youth, fulfilling our social commitments in the region. Paper stimulates children to take up creative activities and delights their teachers.
“Now, when the funds for materials needed to play and develop creativity are scarce, we greatly appreciate the approach of the renowned paper manufacturer in the region, who stays attentive to the needs of pre-schools and supports our institution”. As a result, our children are more enthusiastic about painting and handicrafts”.
Roland Klement, Head of Evangelical pre-school in Einbeck.
“Paper visits the theatre” – under this slogan Hahnemühle FineArt GmbH supported theatrical performances during Gandersheimer Domfestspiele for the first time in 2004. In the health resort of Bad Gandersheim – located close to our company headquarters – the open-air theatre festival has been organized every summer for 46 years. In front of the impressive cathedral, various theatre and recently also opera performances are shown each year.
Hahnemühle also played an important role in them.
Set design and masques were made of the materials donated by our company. During the 2004 season, Hahnemühle paper had its “great show” in the performances of “Parzival” and the „Magic Flute”. Hahnemühle FineArt GmbH will continue to work with the Gandersheimer Domfestspielen, the organizers of the festival, in the years to come.
“I use Hahnemühle paper in many different ways – not only for original drawings and watercolors but also to publish works. As an artist – sometimes unfortunately – I am a perfectionist and therefore I make more demands on the material used. While searching for a proper base to publish his own, original works of art, an artist encounters many limitations particularly in the case of paper, due to its properties such as color, resistance and printability. I can easily overcome these limitations with Hahnemühle paper and I hope to plunge into the depths of a “new world” with Hahnemühle.
Matto Barfuss, Artist, Cheetah Man, Visionary
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