Marco Breuer (b. 1966)

Marco Breuer is a renowned German-born artist redefining the very nature of photography. Eschewing the traditional camera, his innovative process involves directly manipulating light-sensitive paper through physical actions like scratching, sanding, burning, and folding. Breuer’s unique, abstract works are a hybrid of photography and drawing, where the marks on the emulsion become the subject themselves. His pioneering approach challenges conventional ideas of a photograph as a record of reality, instead celebrating the medium’s potential as a self-referential object. With a significant presence in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Marco Breuer is an essential artist for collectors and enthusiasts of experimental and abstract art.