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— Bernd Becher"This is about objects, not motifs. The photo is only a substitute for an object; it is unsuitable as a picture in its customary sense."
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One day I noticed that I could go on working my art motif no matter what the weather might be. I no longer needed the sun, for I took my light everywhere with me.
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By the combination of lines and colors, under the pretext of some motif taken from nature, I create symphonies and harmonies that represent nothing absolutely real in the ordinary sense of the word but are intended to give rise to thoughts as music does.
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