During a photo tour through the harbour area of the Hanseatic city of Wismar, I discovered the replica of the Poeler Kogge lying dormant on the pier in Wismar's Old Harbour. It was moored in front of the old warehouses of the Speicherstadt. The surrounding harbour water had solidified in the waves during the previous bitterly cold night to form a gracefully uneven curved surface. The atmosphere of the moment was characterised by cold on the one hand, but on the other hand the oblique winter late afternoon light shone on the scenery with an impressive warmth. For me, the artwork conveys a pleasantly warm feeling; on the other hand, the coldness of the harbour ice contrasts with the moment I experienced. The artwork is a photograph. It can inspire the buyer to visit exactly this place, for example to live in one of the warehouses for a short time or to look forward to the summer. In summer, that Pole cog called "Wissemara" organises extensive cruises through the Wismar Bay and out into the Baltic Sea. This image could take the form of
Holger Felix, born 1959, photographer from Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. I have been taking pictures since I was seven years old. I started with a simple roll film camera in b/w, model Pouva Start from 1952. In my late youth I got my first analog SLR camera. Today.. Read more…