About German-Brazilian photographer Mona KUHN (b.1969)

Born in São Paulo, Mona KUHN is best known for her large-scale dreamlike photographs of the human form. Her work often references classical themes and is distinguished by the close relationships she develops with her subjects, resulting in images of remarkable naturalness and intimacy, of people naked yet comfortable in their own skin. Kuhn’s photographs are held in collections such as the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Today Mona KUHN is based in in Los Angeles., CA

Photo books by Mona KUHN

  • 'Photographs' (2004)
    'Evidence' (2007)
    'Native' (2009)
    'Bordeaux Series' (2011)
    'Private' (2014)
    'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2018)
    'Works' (2021)
    'Kings Road' (2021)

In 'Kings Road', Mona KUHN examines the Schindler House in Los Angeles, an avant-garde hub for intellectuals & artists in the 1920s & 30s. Alongside reproductions she made a series of solarized gelatin silver prints, a technique favored by the Surrealists
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For 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence', Mona KUHN balances architectural lines, light reflections with a human figure against the backdrop of the California desert. The figure: surrealistic, fragmented, indistinct, sometimes in shadow or overexposed.
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