Während Robert Capas Aufenthalt in der Sowjetunion 1947 entstanden zahlreiche Fotografien, die in dem von John Steinbeck verfassten Buch „Die russische Reise“ publiziert wurden. Dort habe ich sie gefunden und sie haben mich zu der vorliegenden Serie von Bildern angeregt.
War, soldiers, helicopters and military aircraft are the themes of the pictures by Sabine Moritz collected here and which have been created in numerous variations over the past few years.As in Lobeda and Jena-Düsseldorf, her biography has determined the artistic work. In this case it was the experience of flying to New York on September 11, 2001.From that point on she has dealt intensively with the nature of war, with the inability of humanity to prevent it and its effect on the human soul.Moritz does not illustrate the horror, but she evokes it in her pictures – the fear of that which may come, the state of being in limbo that is caused by uncertainty.Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Galerie Marian Goodman, Paris, 22 March – 4 May 2013.
In Lobeda, the 2010 artist's book, Sabine Moritz reflects on her childhood and youth in a prefab housing estate near Jena through over 100 pencil drawings. The subsequent section, Jena - Düsseldorf, traces her artistic journey, beginning in 1989 at Hochschule Offenbach and continuing at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1991. While her early drawings exhibit a homogenous style, the later works display a richer diversity in both content and form. The motifs expand to include sites of memory from the DDR, public sculptures, and the concept of “empty places.” Some images from Lobeda reemerge, transformed, highlighting the dynamic nature of memory. In conversations with Hans Ulrich Obrist, which follow the book's chronological structure, Moritz discusses her personal experiences, her memories, and specific artworks. The book exemplifies her quest for an artistic identity as she navigates her path from Jena to Düsseldorf.