Photographer Karen Stuke created a beautiful opera house stage design now on display in the “Berlin Through My Lens” Exhibition. Throughout the city, residents have been discussing the subject of the public financing Berlin opera houses. She used a red Kolo Havana photo box for the model base of a proposed opera house to be built in the working class district of Berlin-Wedding. Her model includes a well-designed floor plan, lights and a background displaying her unique pinhole photographs.

Karen’s passion for opera and theater started at a young age, leading her to become an influential stage and theater photographer. She believes that theater is an art form and her cause is to keep the play alive long after the curtain falls. She developed the idea of a camera obscura theater photograph, combining multiple exposures into one single photograph, to capture the essence of the play.

Karen’s work is on display at Monochrom, Ackerstrasse 23-26, one of five fine retailers participating in the three-week walking tour celebrating Berlin’s creative community.

Visit Karen Stuke’s site, here.

More information on the event, here.

Visit again soon for more from the talented artists showcased in the “Berlin Through My Lens” Exhibition. See another contribution, here.

-Kate