Gundula Schulze Eldowy (1954) - Me and my Arabic Sister

Gundula Schulze Eldowy (1954), Me and my Arabic Sister, 1992.

C-Print, 12.8 x 18.8 cm, signed, dated and titled on the reverse. Backing board measures 24 x 29.5 cm. The backing board also bears a small poem as well as a dedication (edited out for privacy reasons by image manipulation) and a signature. Unique piece.

Condition: Good condition. The photograph is mounted with photo corners on a stiff board at the top edge. Minor dents at the photo corners. The reproductions are part of the condition description.

Provenance: Private collection, Berlin.

About
Gundula Schulze Eldowy is an internationally recognized German photographer whose work has shaped the documentary photography of the GDR with striking authenticity. She studied photography at the University of Graphics and Book Arts in Leipzig (1979–1984) and became known in the 1980s for her socially critical, often taboo-breaking series.

With series such as “Berlin in a Dog Night,” “Street Image,” “Work” and “Nude Portraits,” she created visual chronicles of everyday life in East Germany — raw, poetic, and uncompromisingly real. Her works are today considered photographic time documents of exceptional documentary value.
A turning point in her career was her encounter 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 exhibition “Photography 8” at MoMA New York.
Since then, Schulze Eldowy has broadened 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 Foto Arsenal Vienna dedicated a comprehensive retrospective to her ("Shadows of Wind"), and other significant exhibitions took place at the Bröhan Museum Berlin and the Berlinische Galerie.
Her works are part of renowned collections such as MoMA New York, LACMA Los Angeles, the Museum Folkwang and the Berlinische Galerie. In 1996 she received the prestigious Higashikawa Prize in Japan.
Schulze Eldowy is a member of the Academy of Arts Berlin as well as the Saxon Academy of Arts. Her work connects political testimony with painterly depth – she is regarded as one of Germany’s most important photographic voices.

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