ABOUT PETER CHRISTENSEN. Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, works as a freelance photographer and art director. He lives in Bern since 2003. Photographing where life leaves its traces: When Peter Christensen reaches for the camera, in the field, in the rough air, at placesof natural longing, in factory halls, on building sites, in hotel kitchens, in street canyons, right in the midst of action. Truth instead of deception: it is the conscious renunciation of staged productions, artificial light and subsequent image composing on the computer that turns his pictures into photographic exclamation marks that tear the viewer out of their viewing routine with unfiltered power. Peter Christensen’s pictures are never artificial, always authentic. It is the aesthetics of the unadulterated that ignite a very special urgency and poetry: the poetry of the real. The pictures of Peter Christensen smoke, sparkle and glitter. You can hear it drumming and hissing, only to be captured again by a meditative silence. Spontaneous impressions turn into lasting images that inspire reflection and further thought. This requires the ability to capture the right moment. An eye for the surprising detail. A quick grasp. Empathy.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE. Academic training as a graphic designer and photographer at the College of Art and Design in Lucerne. He worked as freelance graphic designer, art director, and reportage photographer for various customers in Athens, Greece and Switzerland.
