Götz Diergarten (born 1972 in Mannheim, Germany) is not drawn to gorgeous landscapes or remarkable architecture: he systematically photographs beach huts and beach cabins along the coasts of Europe, compiling typological series and one-off photographs.
Diergarten studied at Düsseldorf Art Academy under renowned photographer Bernd Becher (1931-2007). Becher and his wife Hilla formed an internationally-celebrated artistic duo known above all for their systematic documentation of craft studios and industrial installations, which they presented in series and typologies.
Diergarten’s systematic documenting presents images of buildings of similar type from a range of vantage points. The buildings are photographed in grey, overcast weather to avoid capturing shadows from bright sunlight that cannot be worked away. This is a methodology that eschews chance, subjectivity and interpretation, so as to arrive at a higher pitch of abstraction.
