Facing a building in Berlin about to be demolished in 2011, artist Alain Kramer took time out to contemplate something doomed to disappear. Its walls tagged with a thousand “frescos” seemed to be calling out to him. With his camera at the ready, he decided to immortalise these harmonious, well-balanced details amidst apparent disorder. Since then, curious and convinced that beauty hides in the folds and overlays of ordinary life, Alain Kramer has never ceased tracking down walls. His “Photographic Paintings” are displayed in the open air, admission free, in the Orangerie du Sénat and Luxembourg Gardens. From June 29th to July 10th. Acces Porte Férou, 19 bis rue de Vaugirard, Paris 6.
