Xaver Könneker

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Xaver Könneker is a visual artist, teacher and researcher who intertwines cultural theory with photographic practice. His work often reflects on identity, structures, and the photographic medium. The quote by Lucian Freud “The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.” has strongly influenced the way he thinks and works. Intimately related to this, his work investigates the socially conditioned modality of looking, probing into how our social, professional, and political backgrounds not only determine how we see but also what we are able to see.


Kodak Knows No Dark Days - In 'Kodak Knows No Dark Days' Xaver Könneker examines the peculiar intersection between the smile, death and the practice of forensic odontology. By tracing the history of Kodak and its unintended link with forensic identification, he invites us to radically rethink what it means to smile for a photograph.
Kodak Knows No Dark Days - Documentation of three channel video installation at KABK Graduation Show 2022.