Fredy Heer
Bio
Fredy Heer (Colonia Esperanza, Santa Fe, 1947) began photography very young, guided by his father, who was a laboratory worker for Fernando Palliet, a prominent Argentine photographer who documented the life of the settlers in his native province. Already in Buenos Aires, he interacted with painters, which is why he photographed the work of Raúl Soldi and Benito Quinquela Martin, among other artists. At the same time, he worked in the magazine El Expreso Imaginario and in the newspaper La Razón. Years later he became interested in portraiture and created a series with writers such as Adolfo Bioy Casares, Olga Orozco, Miguel Briante and "Pepe" Bianco, which he exhibited at the Recoleta Cultural Center. Furthermore, from his essay
Contemporary Photographers, published two books and is focused on his next project, Photos of Couples.
Statement
After discovering the Holga, a plastic camera, Heer explored all its possibilities and was fascinated by both its simplicity and the quality of its images. With that camera he began the project of the title, to pay tribute to Argentine photography with portraits of prominent artists.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
