Cristina Ohlmer

Cristina Ohlmer uses photographs displaying pronounced light and shade effects as templates for her ink drawings on tracing paper which she has beenmaking in various series since 2003. So-called "three second exposures," they spontaneously capture a single moment. In her highly-concentrated approach to the subject matter, Ohlmer rains down a veritable squall of short ink strokes that spread out dynamically on the large-format sheet of tracing paper. The full amplitude of the moment is captured in each one of these tiny black lines that Ohlmer has drawn on the paper with lightening-quick speed. Asserting itself, not unlike a pulse, the line--with its minute interruptions--stands for its own measure of time. As a crossover artist who uses the most varied media and cultures, Ohlmer visualizes the “expandability of time” and its fragility in her works. The drawing Easter Fire captures a moment of the ancient custom, which symbolizes the beginning of new life after winter.