Anton Kusters » birgit

“Sugar” part of Milan Photofestival

anton — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:45:01 +0000

Thanks to my dear friend Angelo Guarracino and Giovanna Lalatta from SPAZIOFARINI6 gallery in Milan, 6 large high quality prints from “sugar” are featured in the Milan Photofestival VIII.

Needless to say, i am very proud to be part of this event… the opening is March 15th, the festival runs till April 15th…

Go ahead, jump in the car and be there, take a look in person, soak it in, and support me by buying a limited edition print!

oh and… you can view a pdf of the leaflet.

cheers,
anton

“Sugar” on BURN Magazine

anton — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:30:40 +0000

hey folks…

proud to tell you that “sugar” is being featured over at burn magazine, an evolving journal for emerging photographers….

burn is curated by magnum photographer and dear friend david alan harvey…

“Sugar” at Slideluck Potshow DC III

anton — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:39:56 +0000

Hello.

The story “sugar” will be featured on slideluck potshow DC III this weekend (saturday nov 15th, 7.00pm EST). They teamed up with Fotoweek/DC. i feel greatly honored to be included… so please go and check it out.

Sugar

anton — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:00:37 +0000

birgit is a dreamy dreamgirl
six years old always happy
gets up in the morning does her hair
diabetes the number one kind

playing with friends
riding the bike
four insuline injections
each and every day

barbie dolls and trampolines
beaches, oceans and corn flakes
seven daily blood checks
baby-G with six alarms

intimate, close
always happy
sometimes pain
she’s an angel.

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“Sugar” is a story about Birgit, a six year old sweet kiddo. She’s been diagnosed with diabetes about a year ago. Incurable. This story is about how, through her, I myself am being confronted with the fact that her illness is much more of an issue to me than it is to her. She taught me a lesson there… The things that are on top of a kid’s list, should in fact be on top of anyone’s list:

Life is about playing with friends and family and having fun as much as you possibly can.

These intimate, close images, are freeze-frames out of her daily life. Random. Lots of different moments. Almost no visual context. Bare essentials. More about feeling the moment than looking at the moment.

There is no beginning and no end. A collection without order. You will recognise inside, outside, darkness, light, a bike, a bed or even a beach. But they are all irrelevant…

Just try to hear the laughter, hear the playing… Remember your own childhood… Feel like you’re there up close with her, her brother and her sister. Sometimes she will notice you and say hi. Sometimes she will play and laugh with you until her stomach aches. Sometimes you feel like you need to let her be, dreaming.

She stares into the sea.

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Sugar has been published on Burn Magazine, Slideluck Potshow DC III 2009, and has been exhibited in the Milan Photo Festival VIII 2009. More info here…