Born in Cologne in 1924 under the name of Karl Heinz Hargesheimer, Chargesheimer studied graphic arts and photography at the "Kölner Werkschulen" (1943-46). From the beginning of his career, Chargesheimer pursued different artistic interests, ranging from opera, theatre, costume design and painting to photography. While developing an extensive documentation of Cologne’s ruins in the early post-war years, the artist also worked as set designer and devoted himsel…

Five years ago, on April 8, 2011, Julian Sander opened his first exhibition in his gallery in Bonn. Back then, it was going by the name of FEROZ Gallery. "Zwischenbilanz" now looks back on our history of significant exhibitions, featuring artworks by Chargesheimer, William Christenberry, John Cohen, Harold Edgerton, Larry Fink, Sean Hemmerle, Jory Hull, Jiang Jian, Lisette Model and August Sander and many others. It reflects the diverse inventory of the gallery, includin…

From the beginning of his career, Chargesheimer (Cologne 1924-1971) pursued different artistic interests. While developing an extensive documentation of Cologne’s ruins in the early post-war years, the artist also worked as set designer and devoted himself to creating metal sculptures, surrealist photomontages and experimental works: pictures created by light and chemicals applied directly onto negatives or photographic paper. In addition to his abstract work, Chargesheimer also exp…

FEROZ Galerie is pleased to present the photography exhibition, CONCRETE. The title of this exhibition as a word represents both a mental position to view and think about the works as well as a designation of a physical material. Julian Sander, the owner of FEROZ Galerie uses the anxious spectrum of this word in the broadest sense as a concept for curating this exhibition. The fact is that we live in a world of media, and we are constantly surrounded by contextualized visual informat…