What may sound like a play – «Die Lügner» (The liars) – is one indeed: somewhat of a family drama, implemented in photographs by Ruth Erdt (born 1968). Since a good 25 years the artist from Zurich documents people from her closest living environment. Whereas the term «documentary», may fall too short in her case. As an artist, the photographer takes the liberty to go much further than that with her work. It’s not about a realistic picture of her own world. She rather finds the material for her fictional, interpersonal stories in privacy and trust among her family and friends. These stories are captured in her pictures–sometimes moved and set to music. Ruth Erdt considers thereby photography as an extremely suitable form of fiction.
