Monastic (2014–2019)
The Monastic series unites photographs taken in iconic European monasteries, where Friederike von Rauch lived and worked between 2014 and 2019. With a precise eye for architectural detail, she captures the contemplative atmosphere of these interiors – while subtly detaching them from their religious function.
Featured sites include Le Corbusier’s Sainte-Marie de la Tourette near Lyon, Hans van der Laan’s Roosenberg Abbey near Antwerp, and Andrea Palladio’s San Giorgio Maggiore Monastery in Venice…