Der Sonnenstich

Der Sonnenstich presents the recent photographic work of sculptor Katinka Bock. Created in a family, urban or natural context, often in close proximity to the subjects on which they focus, the images bear witness to the sculptural vision that Katinka Bock brings to objects, spaces, bodies and living organisms. It is often the observation of the singularity of a form or relationship that inspires her images.

Katinka Bock’s book Der Sonnenstich is published in conjunction with the first exhibition devoted exclusively to her photographic work. Alongside her work as a sculptor, she often takes photographs with an old film camera. The subjects are varied, and when people enter the frame, they tend to be anonymous, with close-ups of body parts such as hands, feet and necks. The book includes 55 reproductions of silver photographs taken between 2015 and 2023, showing his “sculptural” vision of objects, spaces, bodies and living organisms. Many of these have previously appeared in Bock’s “One of Hundred” publications, an ongoing irregular series in collaboration with graphic designer Louis Lüthi.