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The pictures of Jim Rakete produce an effect similar to that of slow-motion in film: the instant held in suspension allows the viewer to look more closely, to recognize more. Sometimes he thinks Rakete’s portraits are even breathing or moving.
Take your time when taking them in: His black-and-white works have a special effect, capturing people and moments in a sort of filmic slow motion, which allows the observer to look more closely and recognise hidden details.
Apr 27, 2018 · Ludwig Binder's photos covered the events that led to the 1968 student revolts in Germany, from the Shah's visit to the Rudi Dutschke attack. Jim Rakete revisits the central figures of the...
Apr 27, 2018 · Ludwig Binder's photos covered the events that led to the 1968 student revolts in Germany, from the Shah's visit to the Rudi Dutschke attack. Jim Rakete revisits the central figures of the...
As the student movement extended to West Germany in the late 60s, Rakete brought his eye and camera to document the people, settings and discussions emerging at the time; he was a photojournalist by day and musicians’ photographer by night.
Apr 27, 2018 · Fifty years later, the photographer Jim Rakete portrays the main figures of the student revolts. His black-and-white photos impressively expose the „legend of ’68“ and invite observers to consider what lasting changes were achieved by „1968“.
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His artist's name is his program: rocket speed is of the essence when this photographer chases the "true moment" in an encounter with a celebrity — his decisiveness and rapid work process are part of his mystique as the portraitist of the stars who is a star himself.
