(detail) Barbara Heé, Chaviolas 2000-2007, CHBS 198, Editions of 5, Carbon pigment inkjet on paper, 98 x 135 cm. © Barbara Heé
A closer look at the similar motifs in Heé's works reveals a sculptural world of forms that goes beyond mere likenesses.
Over a period of twenty years, Barbara Heé has photographed Lake Sils and its Chaviolas Island again and again. A subtle portrait of this high-mountain landscape in the Upper Engadin is captured in black-and-white panorama photographs, which possess entrancing depth and composition. The doubling caused by mirroring on the lake’s surface and the ever-changing light create spaces of a magical presence. A closer look at the similar motifs in Heé's works reveals a sculptural world of forms that goes beyond mere likenesses.