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Thomas Kellner
1966
WA-00050824
Bonn, Germany
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- Birth yearWikidata + Artsy· 92%✓
- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
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- AicTier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About
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Thomas Kellner is a German photographer known for large-format photographic mosaics of architectural monuments. Working from a deliberately shifted camera perspective, he constructs each subject from dozens of individual photographs, a method that fragments and reassembles iconic buildings into complex composite images. Based in Bonn, Kellner combines the precision of architectural documentation with a distinctly cubist visual strategy, transforming monumental structures into intricate visual puzzles that demand sustained looking across their surface.
Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 9d ago
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Art Institute of Chicago
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