von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic
von Rauch: Monastic

The Monastic series brings together photographs of various icons of European monastery architecture. Friederike von Rauch lived and worked in these places between 2014 and 2019. With her eye for architectural details, the artist captures the contemplative power of the monastery interiors – simultaneously removing them from their religious context.
The structures 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…