About Wolf Kettler : Photographer, Gardening Enthusiast
Photographer
Photography is a strange occupation. As you press the shutter release button on the camera you think that you are witnessing a current moment. In reality, this moment has already become history and is beginning to fade away, never to be repeated.
My work is about perceptions of reality. The question is always the same: What do you see when you look? Our personal interpretation of what we believe to be true has a profound impact not only on our individual lives but on our collective culture. My work is intended to engage the viewer as a co-conspirator in creating meaning and layers of thought and associations.
I am an Austrian photographer. After living in such ‘glamorous’ places as Vienna, New York and London, I now reside in rural England, where I can indulge my passion for gardening.
My work has been exhibited and published internationally, featured on the radio and national television, and used as book covers and in magazines.
Prints are sold as hand-signed limited editions in museum quality and held in private collections in several countries.
As a published writer, my art-philosophical text Photography and Realism and collection of essays on reality in photography was well received. My captioned photography series I Object, published as a book, was instrumental in overturning the building of a quarry by documenting the resulting environmental destruction.
My latest book publishing project, An Imperfect Garden, was born out of my passion for gardening. It combines gardening and photography with a deep sense of responsibility for nature and the wildlife.
Exhibitions & Recognition
Aedra Fine Arts (Series 9 Catalogue)
Saatchi Art (Curated Collection)
Galerie Biesenbach, Köln, Germany (Art Matters 2 Group Show - Honourable Mention)
Sashay Gallery, Devizes, Britain (Solo exhibition)
Agfa Professional Portfolio (Online exhibition)
Sunprint Gallery, Madison, WI, USA (Group show)
Atelier Café, Steyr, Austria (Solo exhibition)
Schloss Puchberg, Wels, Austria (Solo exhibition)
Interviews, Appearances, Publications
Interviewed by and/or work featured on BBC 1 Television, ITV Westcountry Television, BBC Wiltshire Radio and Fantasy Radio.
Appearance as a panellist on “The Story of Eros”, a panel discussion on the depiction of sexuality in art and in the media.
Editorial publications include the British Journal Of Photography (BJP), Tatler, Infolab Magazine, Digital Photographer Magazine, Marlborough Living Magazine, Wiltshire Magazine, Rondo Magazin, Gazette & Herald, Brym, Camera Club, Foto Report, Kehrseite, Your Cat Magazine and Projekt-IL.
My photography is also used as book covers, in editorials in magazines and national newspapers, for advertising and promotion in magazines and direct mail campaigns, and on consumer goods for clients from many different countries in a diverse range of industries.