PERCHANCE TO DREAM
“With the images of her series Perchance to Dream, photographer Eva Brunner transports us into a world between fantasy and reality, between authenticity and mise-en-scène. As if in a daydream, we embark on a journey with ever-changing sceneries in urban spaces and natural worlds, always at the intersection between privateness and the public sphere. Her companion and simultaneously the main protagonist in this exploration of a ‘theatre of real life’ is her life partner. Constantly present in the flow of images, he assumes various roles, both as Bernhard and in his transidentity as Barbara. The special quality of Perchance to Dream lies in the fact that it depicts fleeting moments of everyday life with the same intensity as the theatrical stagings of a ‘transsexuality’. There is no clearly defined boundary between identities. Just as there is much truth in disguise, the unadorned is full of secrets.”–Wolfgang Zurborn
FROM THE SERIES „PERCHANCE TO DREAM“
EVA BRUNNER
FEATURING BERNHARD KEMPEN AKA BARBARA
With half a line from Hamlet’s soliloquy “to be or not to be”, I immerse myself in a world between fantasy and reality, between authenticity and staging. As if in a daydream, I set off with my partner Bernhard – and his trans identity Barbara – on a journey through constantly changing scenarios in urban spaces, natural worlds, and theatrical settings. Fleeting moments of everyday life alternate with theatrical stagings of transsexuality. Like in everyday life with my partner, there is no clearly defined separation between their identities. As a chronicle of the last few years, my particular focus is on the search for inner images. To this end, I do not realize precisely planned visual worlds in my stagings but remain open to the unexpected and provoking chance at best.
