The exhibition ‚could be any place…‘ by Lukas Korschan is a visual research on today’s mundane spheres of solitude and conformity across the world - physical as well as of digital nature - and a quest for the glimpses of romance, beauty and poetry within. An ongoing chase for the butterfly.

Presenting outtakes from his first book, designed by Jan Motyka, Lukas enquires the exchangeability of airports, hotels or shopping malls and their meaning to both the individual and society. During the pandemic, these (non)places of hyper capitalism (Marc Auge) that he had documented on his extensive travels remained deserted. Being locked down at home in Amsterdam, the photographer thus flipped the concept and went for a more static approach to photography. He captured people flashing by the lens and assembled the outcome to a dynamic composition. The site-specific installation on view at the exhibition illustrates a busy world that is not meant to stop moving.

But where are we all headed anyhow? Lukas pauses our life on the quest for an answer: We see busy travelers commuting in front of graphic backdrops of an unknown airport. The skyline of New York, flowers in Peru, colorful fabrics in Uganda. He is framing moments that can possibly take place anywhere in the world and yet set the tone of modern identity: Holding on to our smartphones as the one thing we have in common, we receive streamlined communication and targeted advertising - hoping for that one text message from your loved one that brings you back to reality.

The show in Berlin is curated by Benjamin Merten and Simon Melchers. Head over to ARTCO.COM to get edited prints of Lukas’ book. The profits from a print sale will be donated to VISIONS FOR CHILDREN e.V. to help realize a school project in Afghanistan.

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