Hans Kemp

Encounters cut short by the unstoppable movement of the observer/photographer become fictional narratives that continue to linger in our minds. 

We imagine "What, Why and How." And thus, on a train ride across seven Siberian time zones, or looking at a simple photograph, the world feels a little less alien.

Defamiliarization or ostranenie is the artistic technique of presenting to audiences common things in an unfamiliar or strange way in order to enhance perception of the familiar. 


OSTRANENIE (остранение)