Matthias Hagemann

Chiny – China

Shanghai

German artist, 1967, resident of Shanghai/China, architect and pinholer since 1996. The actual BOXOCAM tin camera was created in 2003.
Since 2004 publishing every year the Camera Obscura Boxocam Calendar.
Solo exhibitions in Germany, Spain, China
Group exhibitions worldwide.

GAME OVER
The black&white pinhole series reflects about neighborhoods which are considered like disturbing the new development in the Shanghai Mega-city. People try to maintain their old daily life in between demolishing machines, concrete highways until the last moment. The pinhole camera takes a last slow view of situations with the simple and cruel message of GAME OVER. Photos were taken end of 2011/ beginning of 2012. These residential areas have disappeared in the meanwhile.