Matthias Heiderich

Berlin

über den künstler

1. Describe your work in three words: Lines, colours, no people (oh that's four, sorry)

2. What's in your camera bag? Cameras! Rolls of films, SD memory cards.  And Chocolate + other sweets.

3. What would be your fantasy commission? "Take pictures of Siberia, Matthias!"

4. Who are your heroes? Photographers: Christoph Morlinghaus, Josef Schulz / Musicians: Tim Hecker, Richard Devine / Real life: girlfriend, parents

5. Tell us a trade secret... I don't know how to take a good photo (from the professional point of view)
6. Do you have a favourite spot for photography? The suburb, industrial areas

7. Is there a relationship between your photography and your music? When I became a teenager I started to dj. Some years later I started to produce my own music and spent thousands of hours in front of my computer. Three years ago I started to take pictures. There's music in my ears when I look at pictures and I want to create pictures that generate music I like. I want to produce music that creates beautiful pictures in my brain. I don't know why, it just makes me feel good.

8. What fuels you, creatively? Music! I listen to music all day and night. Ambient, drone, IDM, noise, experimental music, neoclassical music, etc. It innervates my brain. I also love to look at other people's photos. I browse through hundreds of portfolios every week to train my eyes.

9. Tell us a little bit about your town/city...  Oh that's difficult. There is not a just one"my town". I was born in the middle of nowhere, which is actually in the middle of Germany, in a very tiny village but I had a nice childhood there playing with the farmanimals. I studied in Trier, which is pretty boring, but allows you to focus on your studies or other things which you prefer doing, I made a lot of music during this time. I spent a year in Dublin drinking Guinness and walking through the countryside. I lived in Hamburg and worked a lot. I moved to Berlin two years ago. It still feels good, I have everything I need. Creative people, music, interesting places, a lot of input. I guess Berlin will be "my city" someday. "
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