Photography – Contre-Jour Art

Backstage Ausstellung’26

Karlo — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:16:33 +0000

Backstage Ausstellungsbesuch

Berlin, Feb 2026

Visit of an Exhibtion in Berlin „Backstage“.

Blue Moon & Ashes-X’14

Karlo — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:08:54 +0000

Exhibition of

„Blue Moon and Ashes“ – extended Version.

A photo exhibtion in Hamburg at Herren Simpel 2014
from a Butoh inspired Performance by Alyssa Warncke at the Studio Bühne from the Universität Hamburg.

Abyss’25

Karlo — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:12:18 +0000

Mahalla: Into the Abyss with Orkgotik

Berlin Oberschöneweise 2025

I had the chance to make pictures from the performance „Into the Abyss“ a drag event at the Mahalla.
This is a part from the show and covers the exceptional transformation of the artist into something I would call „art species“. This reminded me very much into Kafkas book „Die Verwandlung“ (or engl „The Metamorphosis“).

The artists Orkgostik Instagram can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/orkgotik/

Draw & Dance’25

Karlo — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:22:29 +0000

Draw & Dance’25

Berlin 2025, Funkhaus

I had the opportunity to participate into a live drawing event with photography.
I wanted to explore again the blurred dance photography with long exposure timing to get the dance in his movement and action. The essence of a dance is the dance and not a still photography nor a still drawing.

I was really happy with my results and the beautiful location and setting and the marvelous dancers.

Link to the dance group https://www.instagram.com/akzeptanzmovement/
and the live drawing location https://www.instagram.com/drinkanddrawberlin/

Jin in Dust’17

Karlo — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:06:56 +0000

Jin in Dust and Colors

Hamburg, 2017

meeting and working with Jin Young Kim the first time. I had a rough idea in my head about body paint, sand ritual
very much inspired by my recent visits to burning man usa, my curiousity about butoh, my former project with Alyssa on Butoh, and the ritual paintings worldwide. Completely unsure if I could convince Jin to participate into this or if I just do some other pictures at the nearby lake.

We actually did not really talk or plan a lot .. just drove to the location, I asked if I could paint her and then I started with some painting and all other steps evolved over the time as a dance in art and paint and sand and photography.
The vibe was trust and I felt accepted and felt welcomed to explore my changing painting on her step by step and layer on layer, as Jin also contributed to modify these with the sand and movements..

https://www.instagram.com/jin_c_model/

Portrait Bia’12

Karlo — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:55:48 +0000

Portrait of Bia

Bangalore 2012

Hula Hoop,19

Karlo — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:31:55 +0000

Hula Hoop Bilder

Hamburg, Fusion Ersatz Party in Entenwerder

Jin Berlin’18

Karlo — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:52:43 +0000

Jin Berlin’18

Berlin, 2018

Jin from South Korea visited me in Berlin and we did a city walk photography afternoon in June 2018

Iva BodyPaint’18

Karlo — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:31:42 +0000

Body Painting with Paul and Iva

Berlin Time was Body Painting Time, so we did some workshops with painting and photography in Berlin

December 2018 Paul did some body painting on Iva and I did then some photographies.
It was a nice afternoon while in Berlin the afternoons with lights are very short and most of the time it is already dark

Berlin, December 2018

Iva Brooks’19

Karlo — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:55:04 +0000

Ritual Art Performance with Iva

Schloss Brooks

A Covid Locked Project in Brooks, Castle Brooks north of Berlin.
My model Iva from Bassano Italy is a tattoo artist and singer / songwriter, now living in London, UK.

The idea was to have a foiled small room build in the middle of a huge barn .. where I can make pictures in this locked close environment and we celebrate a ritual for fighting the bad.