Sebastian Copeland - The return from the ice

After his two months long polar expedition Sebastian Copeland presents a limited amount of his favourite large fine art images from both the Arctic and Antarctica at the Bernheimer gallery in Munich. He was reaching the North Pole by covering over 700 kilometers on foot.

At the exhibition "Landscapes - Photographs by Sebastian Copeland, Mat Hennek, Andreas Lang und Martin Pudenz" he is one of four contemporary artists who present a classic theme of photography: that of landscape.

Sebastian Copeland's Fine Art Prints are represented in international galleries and museums as well as in well-known collections. The seemingly timeless works, taken during an expedition to the Antarctic in 2007, illustrate the breathtaking beauty of this extreme landscape, which is dismissive and fragile, untouched and endangered at the same time. The images are recorded in high-contrast black and white prints as well as in the richly saturated blue hues of colour photographs. Due to the climate conditions, Sebastian Copeland - who prefers using filming material - primarily employed a 35-millimeter digital camera without a colour screen. Some of the motifs, however, were produced with analogue panoramic and medium format cameras.

Apart from all their diversity, the works of these four artists share a common theme: They depict a seemingly uninhabited nature without human beings. "The expedition was intense and epic. Transformative is a word that comes to mind. I would love to share some of those experiences with you," says Sebastian, who will be present for the opening of the exhibition.

Exhibition dates: Friday 19 June 2009 - Friday 31 July 2009

Picture: www.bernheimer.com