Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video

In his series of self-portraits, “Portraits of a Serialsammler” Brinkmann dons an assortment of old clothing and household items salvaged from the street or from flea markets, sets the self-timer on his camera, and readies his pose, capturing himself in this unusual regalia. While his portraits echo the formal conventions of classical portraiture—carefully arranged and rigidly posed—the bizarre costumes, invariably masking his face, disrupt expectations of the genre.

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© Thorsten Brinkmann
Courtesy Evan Mirapaul