Exhibiting at Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco is German photographer, Matthias Hoch. Using architecture as his focus, Hoch creates a blurred division between the natural and the man-made. His large-scale, vibrantly colored photographs reveal contemporary city elements and cutting-edge architectural structures. Through learned manipulation, Hoch has created an organic atmosphere among these structures. The artist’s choice in photographing public space questions the architectural notion of public arena – what are city planners, architects and urban designers creating for contemporary outdoor spaces?

Hoch has exhibited widely throughout Europe. He currently lives and works in Leipzig, Germany. Born in post war Germany, Hoch has been invited to show in the upcoming traveling exhibition, Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures, which commences at Los Angeles’ Broad Contemporary Art Museum and will continue to tour throughout Germany in 2009.