soulscapes: landscapes of the soul
Monika Barth’s photographs of „found stills“ are an attempt to transcend the boundaries of reality. They are an invitation to engage with the obvious and to perceive what is hidden behind reflective surfaces. Sky, earth, clouds, water, stones and plants form a cosmos of elements in the smallest of spaces, reflecting deeply personal feelings and desires.
Monika Barth has worked for decades as an actress for theatre and television and as a dubbing artist and radio play narrator. After studying medicine, she worked for a time as a doctor in a specialist practice. After travelling to Cuba, she devoted herself increasingly to photography and published photo books such as ‘Mona L.’ (2018) and ‘La Lunga Strada’ with Kehrer Verlag (2020).
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“, Titel : „Mikroversum II, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H: 120 X B 90 cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond EDITION 12 + AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel: „Mikroversum V, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H:106,7 X B 80cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel: „Mikroversum“, 2024
Format: Landschaft H 90 X B 60 cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel : „Mikroversum I, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H:106,7 X B 80cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel : „Solid Friction, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H:106,7 X B 80cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel : „Mikroversum II, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H: 120 X B 90 cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond,
EDITION 12 + AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel: „Mikroversum VII, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H:106,7 X B 80cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel: „not at limits, 2023 “
Format: Portrait H.66,7 X B. 50cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel : „Mikroversum IV, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H 133,3 x B 100cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10+2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel : „Mikroversum Ill, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H:106,7 X B 80cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
„Titel: Mikroversum VIII, 2024
Format: Landschaft H:106,7 X B 80cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titei: „Mikroversum IX, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H 133,3 x B 100 cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“,
Titel : „Mädchen aus Brügge, 2022“
Format: Portrait H.66,7 X B. 50cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“, Titel : „Mikroversum Ill, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H:106,7 X B 80cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond, EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“, Titel: „Junger Mann aus Brügge, 2022“
Format: Portrait H.66,7 X B. 50cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond EDITION 10 + 2 AP
Monika Barth
from the series „Beneath the Surface“, Titel : „Mikroversum VI, 2024“
Format: Landschaft H:106,7 X B 80cm
Echter Fotoabzug auf Alu-Dibond
EDITION 10 + 2 AP
BENEATH THE SURFACE SERIES (2022-2024)
All photographs exist as photo prints edited on Alu-Dibond – ready for exhibition – with aluminium hanging rails, in different sizes: as noted on the extra sheet.
The photos unfold their maximum effect especially in this relatively large form.
The „MICROVERSES“ are particularly effective in „MACRO FORM“ and on large walls and can inspire the viewer to a longer „dialogue“.
However, if the designated rooms are smaller, smaller editions also could be produced in exceptional cases on request and by arrangement.
The pictures do not need an additional frame. They are ready to hang and can – with the special aluminium rail device on the back – also be turned horizontally or hung upside down, depending on how you feel.
Exception: of course the portraits and also the „Mikroversum I“
All pictures can withstand moisture due to the special production process and can be hung in damp rooms or temporarily outdoors.