Born in 1957 in Essen, Germany, Holger 'H-Ray' Heine grew up in nearby Krefeld, a city of about 250,000. He began exhibiting creative work in the late 1970’s, deeply influenced at the time by the Fluxus movement and its local,...
Read MoreBorn in 1957 in Essen, Germany, Holger 'H-Ray' Heine grew up in nearby Krefeld, a city of about 250,000. He began exhibiting creative work in the late 1970’s, deeply influenced at the time by the Fluxus movement and its local, but internationally renown protagonist, Josef Beuys. A few years later, he had the opportunity to move to San Francisco, California, which became his home for more than thirty years. In 2016, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii.
Trained in analytic philosophy (MBA San Francisco State University, PhD University of Melbourne, Australia), Heine's creative work in photography and digital media gravitates towards the investigation of philosophical themes and problems.
The images presented here are part of an ongoing series of long exposure photographs of tourists visiting and interacting with iconic locations. The tension that is created by the combination of a street photographer’s approach with the use of long exposure settings gives the images a striking appearance that is engaging and captivating.
The contradiction between long exposure times that usually require a stationary camera on a tripod on the one hand, and the much more covert and mobile hunter of the decisive moment approach of street photography with its emphasis on small cameras and relatively fast shutter speeds on the other hand, generates a creative conduit for engaging images that invite visual exploration and philosophical reflection alike.
Website: hrayheine.com
