Photographic meditations on cultural and familial history, from a rising star of the new generation of photo-essayists

Hamburg-based artist Mika Sperling (born 1990) examines how origins, culture and language influence interpersonal relationships through photographs of her young daughter and Vietnamese stepmother. Originally trained in a documentary tradition, Sperling here experiments with perspective, close-ups and reflective surfaces.

新一代摄影评论家的后起之秀对文化和家庭历史的摄影沉思。

汉堡艺术家米卡·斯珀林（Mika Sperling）（1990年出生）通过拍摄她的小女儿和越南继母的照片，研究了出身、文化和语言如何影响人际关系。斯珀林最初接受的是纪实传统的训练，在这里她尝试了透视、特写和镜面反射的拍摄手法。