Undefined Places
In my pictures, I try to reveal a further, metaphysical notice level. The objects turn into representations, which question an established point of view towards the existing world as well as the comprehension of existence itself. The images are both fiction and the document: freed from their functional relation, the objects can create another, undefined places in which it is possible to meet them in a new context.
That also raises the question how our perception works.
Torben Höke
Born in 1980 in Bielefeld, Germany. In 2009, he got a diploma in Integrated Design from the University of Arts in Bremen and since October of the same year, he works as an independent designer/photographer. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Germany, such as “Undefi ned Places” in Bremen; “Axis: Bold as Love” in Berlin; and “Rented Rooms” at Photokina, Cologne. Between 2006 and 2007, he worked on the Kolkata Heritage Photo Project in India, while between 2010 and 2011, he worked in Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. In 2011, he delivered lectures at the University of the Arts in Bremen. Among his many distinctions, in 2006 Torben Höke was nominated the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass; in 2009, he received the Canon Profi foto Förderpreis 09/2 as well as the Peter-Christian Schlueschen Preis in 2011.
