{"id":179113,"date":"2025-04-09T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/spyros-rennts-tender-portrait-of-berlins-queer-scene\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:35:00","slug":"spyros-rennts-tender-portrait-of-berlins-queer-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=179113","title":{"rendered":"Spyros Rennt\u2019s tender portrait of Berlin\u2019s queer scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcocdn.com\/tco\/images\/Huck\/Credit_-Spyros-Rennt_10.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>His latest photobook, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/spyressence.myshopify.com\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/corporeal-copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intertwined<\/a><\/em>, focuses on his work made in the post-pandemic years, mostly between 2021 and 2024. While nightlife features among its pages, and the characters featured are mostly drawn from his circle of friends and the city\u2019s queer party scene, the photographs turn the focus away from the thumping kickdrums of the dancefloor. <\/p>\n<p><em>Intertwined<\/em> makes for a tender portrait of LGBTQ+ intimacy. From gentle embraces and tender kisses to quieter portraits taken inside bedrooms, the photographs explore connection and romance that transcends the immediately lustful. \u201cMy work used to be more sexual,\u201d he explains. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say that I\u2019m moving away from that, but I think that I\u2019m more drawn to a more poetic approach \u2013 with this book is more of a moody, melancholic vibe and I\u2019m fascinated by the documentation of relationships and closeness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That connection manifests in physical and more abstract senses in the photographs. Touch is a recurring motif, but equally powerful are the soft poses and into-the-lens stares. \u201cThe name <em>Intertwined<\/em> is a reference to people\u2019s destinies being bound together, in the way that the queer chosen family works,\u201d Rennt explains. \u201cWhen I shoot bodies, I like the way that they come together and create shapes and forms that become one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His latest photobook, Intertwined, focuses on his work made in the post-pandemic years, mostly between 2021 and 2024. While nightlife features among its pages, and the characters featured are mostly drawn from his circle of friends and the city\u2019s queer party scene, the photographs turn the focus away from the thumping kickdrums of the dancefloor. 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