Candida Höfer - Liechtenstein

Candida Höfer. Liechtenstein. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2013. Hardcover, approx. 60 pp., approx. 28 × 27 cm. New hardcover edition. This 60-page monograph presents a selection of Höfer’s photographic studies of public and cultural interiors in Liechtenstein. The large-format images are reproduced in full color and reflect her long-standing engagement with architectural typology. Through controlled lighting and rigorous framing, Höfer transforms functional interiors into ordered visual systems. The work highlights the relationship between architecture, cultural institutions, and collective space. Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein – Institutional Space and Typology In Liechtenstein, Höfer photographs interiors without human figures, allowing architecture itself to define the image. Libraries, museums, and civic buildings are rendered as structured, self-contained environments in which repetition, symmetry, and spatial logic become central compositional elements. The series extends her broader practice of documenting institutional interiors across Europe, reinforcing her position within contemporary typological photography. Candida Höfer and the Düsseldorf School of Photography Candida Höfer (b. 1944, Eberswalde) studied under Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and is a central figure of the Düsseldorf School of Photography. Her practice focuses on large-scale studies of interiors—particularly libraries, museums, and opera houses—approached through a systematic and formal method.