Isabelle Wenzel

Isabelle Wenzel, trained as both a photographer/artist and an acrobat, typically positions her own body before the camera. Within the timeframe allowed by the self-timer, she assumes an impossible pose and holds it until the camera clicks.

Wenzel’s photographs primarily focus on the body as a physical form, rather than on individuals. By taking a photograph, she freezes a pose in time, highlighting the body’s sculptural qualities.

To achieve a specific image, Wenzel repeatedly performs the necessary maneuvers. She conducts her own experimental performance in front of the camera, which then captures it in a “frozen” photographic form.

Isabelle Wenzel’s works have been exhibited at the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam; the Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen; FOAM, Amsterdam; Metro Hall, Toronto; and Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen. She has also participated in numerous fairs, including Art Rotterdam; Unseen; Contemporary Art Ruhr; PAN; and the Brighton Photo Biennial.

Isabelle Wenzel lives and works in Germany.