Artist Phillip Kaminiak

This artwork is a part of an exciting collaboration between mynt.art, the legendary Provocateur Hotel in Berlin, and WhiteWall Photo Lab, a renowned production partner. An inspiring exhibition is emerging, bringing new art into the theme of 'come together.'

 

Berlin, Germany I 2015

 

"It took a while for me to understand what this picture it actually showing, until Jasna explained me that it’s a about the cigarette and not about the long legs of this woman on the side of a horse race in Hoppegarten. And it’s true it’s a portrait of a beautiful little cigarette butt." - Phillip Kaminiak

 

Phillip Kaminiak’s photograph’s look is a mix of classical flash street photography of the 80ies to 90ies, with a slight sense of fashion or portrait photography. The use of flash, small rangefinder cameras, rather wide lenses, a physical closeness to his subjects and 35mm film gives the pictures something raw and glossy at the same time. This has a significant effect on the question you might have standing in front of many of his pictures: „Is it staged or is it documentary“?