Bio

Contact: jwewetzer(at)protonmail.ch

My work is using shadow and ambiguity to reveal what remains when we focus on the essence of humanity.

Photo by Takuma Hiramatsu

This approach began with an early fascination for Christian iconography during high school, later shifting to photograph the hedonistic sides of Berlin. A background in pharmacy introduced me to chemical processes in the darkroom, where I worked extensively with silver gelatin printing and alternative methods using self-mixed chemicals.

After two semesters studying documentary photography at Ostkreuzschule, I left to develop my own direction.

My photographs focus on people in transitional moments. Porn actors, prostitutes, and others from urban life's less exposed parts. Through chiaroscuro, figures appear and disappear, removed from clear time and place. What remains is presence, emotion, and texture. The body and movement reflect triumphs and tribulations without explicit narrative.

I've extended this approach into sculpture, training with stone sculptors Andreas Hoferick in Berlin and Ralf Knie in Dresden, exploring how these ideas about timelessness translate into sculpture.

After my time in Shanghai I decided to expand into robotics, electronics and cybersecurity. You can find more of that work as well as sculpture on my blog and on enjoythed.biz.