Michel Lamoller (b. 1984, Germany) typically works with photography in a sculptural and experimental way.
Lamoller studied at Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts and is now a freelancing artist. Some of the photographic sculptures serve as models for a photo which becomes the final work. He uses photography as a material to create multi-layered sculptures that are on the border between being an object and being an image. By alienating the original use of photography, Lamoller revisits representation mainly because in this manner he succeeds in revealing its capacity of expanding the boundaries of the image, and he does that by being playful, conceptual, and at the same time bringing about a sense of surprise and bewilderment – going back to the basics of aesthetic experiences.
With his works, Lamoller creates, often location-specific, interventions into the exhibition space that go hand in hand with the imaginary act that is anticipated from the viewer. The boundaries of the image are stretched into different directions alluding to the aesthetic effect the viewer may experience from other media, for example, when encountering a sculpture, or even when engaged in a piece of moving image. Lamoller experiments with new media to find new possibilities and opportunities, but yet, he clearly refers to the tradition of photography to document reality – just that his unique artistic process does not end up in an image of reality but in objects that re-enter the with the haptic world of things.
Michel's work has been exhibited internationally at the likes of Museum Frieder Burda | Salon Berlin (DE); Benaki Museum Athens (GR); Art Museum Lishui: Lishui Photo Festival (CH); ArtInternational Istanbul (TR), and London Art Fair (EN) amongst others.
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'One of a Kind'
A 10-year anniversary show with unique pieces 3 Sep - 22 Oct 2022When, in 2012, Narda van 't Veer and Jasper Bode founded The Ravestijn Gallery, they were amongst the few galleries in the Netherlands who felt photography was more than simply...Read more -
'Anthropogenic Mass'
Michel Lamoller 30 Apr - 18 Jun 2022The exhibition Anthropogenic Mass has been extended by popular demand until June 18, 2022! The Ravestijn Gallery is pleased to present Anthropogenic Mass, the first solo exhibition of German artist...Read more -
Summershow 2021: 'The Constructed Image'
Ruth van Beek, Jasper de Beijer, Katrien de Blauwer, Blommers & Schumm, Cortis & Sonderegger, Koen Hauser, Jaime Hayon, Inez & Vinoodh, Nico Krijno, Michel Lamoller, Simon Lehner, Jean-Francois Lepage, Matt Lipps, Sohei Nishino, Martina Sauter, Scheltens 17 Jul - 5 Sep 2021The Ravestijn Gallery is delighted to announce The Constructed Image, a group exhibition that brings together nineteen ( inter)national and experimental artists who showcase photography’s ability to not only reproduce...Read more
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Anthropogenic Mass 17, 2023
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Anthropogenic Mass 16 (Shanghai), 2022
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Anthropogenic Mass 6 (Osaka), 2022
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Anthropogenic Mass 9 (Shanghai), 2022
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Anthropogenic Mass 1 (Shanghai), 2022
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Anthropogenic Mass 11 (Shanghai), 2022
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Anthropogenic Mass 2 (Shanghai), 2021
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Anthropogenic Mass 4 (Shanghai), 2022
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Anthropogenic Mass 8 (Shanghai), 2022
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Layerscape (Acity 2), 2018
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Pallasstraße #7, 2018
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Anthropogenic Mass 5 (Hangzhou), 2022
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PAN 2022
Patrick Waterhouse (UK), Scheltens & Abbenes (NL), Theis Wendt (DK), Cortis & Sonderegger (CH), Matt Lipps (US) 14 - 21 Nov 2022Private opening: 19 November 2022 / 12:00 - 20:00 Public days: 20 - 27 November 2022 / 11:00 - 18:00 At PAN Amsterdam 2022, The...Read more -
Art Rotterdam 2022
Group presentation with Inez & Vinoodh, Nico Krijno, Michel Lamoller, Scheltens & Abbenes, and Theis Wendt 19 - 22 May 2022The Ravestijn Gallery is proud to present Inez & Vinoodh (NL/US), Nico Krijno (ZA), Theis Wendt (DK), Scheltens & Abbenes (NL) and Michel Lamoller (DE)...Read more
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Video Portrait of Michel Lamoller
GalleryViewer, GalleryViewer, August 16, 2022 -
Anthropogenic Mass by Michel Lamoller
Esther Harrison, Coeur & Art, May 26, 2022 -
Art Rotterdam: The Ravestijn Gallery Amsterdam
John Devos, L'oeil de la Photographie, May 24, 2022 -
Galerietips: nutteloosheid, eindeloze materie en schattige totems
Milo Vermeire, NRC, May 4, 2022 -
Metropolis
Jeroen Bos, FD Persoonlijk Magazine, April 30, 2022 -
Rise of the Megacity
Kate Simpson, Aesthetica Magazine, April 1, 2022 -
Spotlight: The Hyperdimensional Photography of Michel Lamoller
Sima Zureikat, From Light 2 Art, September 20, 2019 -
The Wall Street Magazine on the show “A depthless world”
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These Surreal Photo Collages Are Actually Ingenious Time-Lapse Portraits
Margaret Rhodes, Margaret Rhodes Blog, August 18, 2014