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Vernisáž výstavy | Exhibition opening: MICHAEL DRESSEL - The End Is Near, Here
Opening of the exhibition | Exhibition opening: MICHAEL DRESSEL - The End Is Near, Here
Event by: Stredoeurópsky dom fotografie
Location: Stredoeurópsky dom fotografie, Prepoštská 4, Bratislava - Staré Mesto
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We cordially invite you to the opening of Michael Dressel's exhibition The End Is Near, Here. | You are kindly invited to the opening of Michael Dressel´s exhibition The End Is Near, Here.
📌Galéria Profil, Stredoeurópsky dom fotografie / Profil Gallery, Central European House of Photography
⏰ Wednesday, 01/04/2026, 18:00
The photographs from the collection The End Is Near, Here come from Michael Dressel's book of the same name, published in 2024 and show an American society divided by extreme nationalism, political polarization, religious fanaticism and an obsession with weapons, accompanied by poverty and moral decay. His portraits are complemented by landscape shots that underline this atmosphere even more.
Michael Dressel was born in 1958 in East Berlin. He briefly studied scenography at the Weißensee Academy of Art. After an unsuccessful attempt to escape to the West, he was imprisoned for 2 years in Bory and in East Germany. After his release, he eventually made it to West Berlin and in 1985 moved to Los Angeles. There, he worked all his life as a sound editor on major Hollywood films (eg Gran Torino, A Star Is Born, Joker and many others), which, among other things, secured him membership in the Oscar Academy. Since recently leaving the film industry, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Berlin and focuses on photography. His photo book Lost Angeles was published in 2022 by Hartmann Books and Gingko Press. The author presented his latest book The End Is Near, Here (2024) from Hartmann Books at the world photography festival Rencontres d'Arles.
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Photographs from the series The End Is Near, Here come from the book of the same title by Michael Dressel, published in 2024, and depict an American society divided by extreme nationalism, political polarization, religious fanaticism, and an obsession with firearms, accompanied by poverty and moral decline. His portraits are complemented by landscape images that further underscore this atmosphere.
Michael Dressel was born in 1958 in East Berlin. He studied scenography at the Weißensee Academy of Art. After an unsuccessful attempt to escape to the West, he was imprisoned for two years. After his release, he eventually reached West Berlin and in 1985 moved to Los Angeles. There he spent his entire career working as a sound editor on major Hollywood films (such as Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood, A Star Is Born, Joker, and many others), which earned him membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Since recently leaving the film industry, he has been dividing his time between Los Angeles and Berlin and focusing on his photographic practice. His photobook Lost Angeles was published in 2022 by Hartmann Books and Gingko Press. His most recent book, The End Is Near, Here (2024), published by Hartmann Books, was presented at the international photography festival Rencontres d'Arles.
📌Galéria Profil, Stredoeurópsky dom fotografie / Profil Gallery, Central European House of Photography
⏰ Wednesday, 01/04/2026, 18:00
The photographs from the collection The End Is Near, Here come from Michael Dressel's book of the same name, published in 2024 and show an American society divided by extreme nationalism, political polarization, religious fanaticism and an obsession with weapons, accompanied by poverty and moral decay. His portraits are complemented by landscape shots that underline this atmosphere even more.
Michael Dressel was born in 1958 in East Berlin. He briefly studied scenography at the Weißensee Academy of Art. After an unsuccessful attempt to escape to the West, he was imprisoned for 2 years in Bory and in East Germany. After his release, he eventually made it to West Berlin and in 1985 moved to Los Angeles. There, he worked all his life as a sound editor on major Hollywood films (eg Gran Torino, A Star Is Born, Joker and many others), which, among other things, secured him membership in the Oscar Academy. Since recently leaving the film industry, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Berlin and focuses on photography. His photo book Lost Angeles was published in 2022 by Hartmann Books and Gingko Press. The author presented his latest book The End Is Near, Here (2024) from Hartmann Books at the world photography festival Rencontres d'Arles.
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Photographs from the series The End Is Near, Here come from the book of the same title by Michael Dressel, published in 2024, and depict an American society divided by extreme nationalism, political polarization, religious fanaticism, and an obsession with firearms, accompanied by poverty and moral decline. His portraits are complemented by landscape images that further underscore this atmosphere.
Michael Dressel was born in 1958 in East Berlin. He studied scenography at the Weißensee Academy of Art. After an unsuccessful attempt to escape to the West, he was imprisoned for two years. After his release, he eventually reached West Berlin and in 1985 moved to Los Angeles. There he spent his entire career working as a sound editor on major Hollywood films (such as Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood, A Star Is Born, Joker, and many others), which earned him membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Since recently leaving the film industry, he has been dividing his time between Los Angeles and Berlin and focusing on his photographic practice. His photobook Lost Angeles was published in 2022 by Hartmann Books and Gingko Press. His most recent book, The End Is Near, Here (2024), published by Hartmann Books, was presented at the international photography festival Rencontres d'Arles.
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