Gundula Schulze Eldowy (1954) - Frieden - Straßenbild

Gundula Schulze Eldowy (1954), Frieden - Straßenbild, 1984.

Silver-bromide gelatin print, 58 x 40 cm. Signed, dedicated and dated. Mounted in a matte with sturdy corners, the photo can be removed. Dimensions of the matte: 100 x 70 cm. Can also be shipped without the matte.

Provenance: Private collection, Berlin.

Condition: Good. The photos are part of the condition report.

About
Gundula Schulze Eldowy is an internationally acclaimed German photographer, whose work has shaped the documentary photography of the GDR with striking authenticity. She studied photography at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (1979–1984) and had already become known in the 1980s for her socially critical, often boundary-preaking series.

With series such as “Berlin in a Night of Dogs,” “Street Scene,” “Labor,” and “Nude Portraits,” she created visual chronicles of everyday East German life—raw, poetic, and uncompromisingly real. Her works are today regarded as photographic time documents of outstanding documentary value.
A turning point in her career came with the meeting with the legendary photographer Robert Frank, who invited her to New York in 1985. There she lived and worked from 1990 to 1993 and participated, among other things, in the MoMA New York exhibition “Photography 8.”
Since then, Schulze Eldowy has expanded her artistic spectrum to color photography, film, and sound installations. Her works have taken her around the world—including Japan, Egypt, Peru, and Bolivia—and increasingly reflect spiritual and transcultural themes.
In 2023, the Fotohof Arsenal Vienna dedicated a comprehensive retrospective to her (“Schattenwinde” / “Shadow Winds”), and other major exhibitions took place at the Bröhan Museum Berlin and the Berlinische Galerie.
Her works are in renowned collections such as MoMA New York, LACMA Los Angeles, Museum Folkwang, and the Berlinische Galerie. In 1996 she received the prestigious Higashikawa Prize in Japan.
Schulze Eldowy is a member of the Akademie der Künste Berlin as well as the Sächsische Akademie der Künste. Her work connects political testimony with visual depth—she is regarded as one of Germany’s most important photographic voices.

Due to the large format of the frame, shipping costs are somewhat higher. However, it can also be picked up in person, and the shipping costs will be refunded.