Jürgen H. Stäudtner situates very different human beings in urban contexts, which leaves spectators unclear about whether they have an apparent, an accidental or a concrete relation to each other. The mostly large-sized paintings use neutral grey backgrounds, which hinder any association with places one might know.

The pentaptych of the main work of the series “Around Public Places” shows persons in groups. These groups seam to build a reference on the relation of the individuals or the relation of the groups to each other. Its interpretation leads to an irritating meshwork of interpretation attempts.

Created in 2007 with oil and tempera on canvas.

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Medium format photographs characterize the places around the cathedral in Cologne by focusing on the people on it. The intent is to show the public place although architecture is made redundant – the human beings selected and their relation to each other are used instead.

Produced in 2005 with Mamiya 6*9 and inkjet on paper.

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The first pictures that show human beings and their encounters result from the years 2003 to 2005. The ambient architecture still was an influential subject. The protagonists are not shown in close-up, but the context is put in the foreground. Created with oil and tempera on canvas.

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Single Show
Haan/Duesseldorf, Germany, 2005

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Group Show
Essen, Germany, March 2005

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