Little People

In the book of the photo artist Sebastian Kusenberg, who has also been working with sculptures for 15 years, small worlds blossom: romantic and with a hint of humor, they insist on their right to be included in the picture. His LITTLE PEOPLE, which were created from the unaltered cuttings of his larger wooden sculptures, have rough edges and character in abundance. Each character lives out their uniqueness – no one wants to be different than exactly that. The works of art are accompanied by a text in 8 chapters by the well-known author Sten Nadolny."...Some of us still believe we have an unbroken, linear origin, that we are identical or authentic or solid wood. Mischief! Our genes don't care about that one bit. You have two parents, four grandparents, sixteen great-grandparents, you are a hodgepodge of scraps swept together in large areas!…“ –Sten Nadolny About Sebastian Kusenberg: Freelance photographer and photo artist, born in Hamburg in 1958, lives and works in Berlin. Photojournalistic publications and photo documentations since 1978. 1988 Diploma in Photo Design at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences for Design. 1992 Master student of Fine Arts at the Berlin University of the Arts. National and international exhibitions since 1986. Several book publications. Wood sculptures since 2006. UAbout Sten Nadolny: Born in 1942 in Zehdenick an der Havel, grew up in Upper Bavaria. Studied history, first became a high school teacher, then a production manager for feature films, then a writer. In 1983, his long-seller “The Discovery of Slowness” about the Arctic explorer John Franklin was published. All eight of his novels (except his first novel, Netzkarte) end with the death of the hero (in one case: the heroine), but always accompanied by the wisdom and irony that calmly faces the end. Nadolny has received nine literary awards and lives in Berlin."