Wanna Have

This series is the photographic re-enactment of old master works. In addition to the auratic portrait, the appeal of this photograph lies in the surprising details formed from contemporary objects that reveal themselves at second glance. The staging represents a bridge between old and new art and between current and past culture. “Once we have overcome this surprise, this bang effect, we have learned that large robes can also consist of rubbish and that grandeur or vulnerability are nothing as an artistically rehearsed pose, then the gaze wanders back to the face. ... Guse's portraits make eyes look smarter than the picture they give: they know about the art of accessories.” Eva Horn, cultural and literary researcher, Vienna