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With his series TIMESHIFT, industrial photographer Wolfram Schroll turns his attention to the hidden aesthetics of technological systems – translating complex processes into visual compositions of striking clarity.
Whether satellite (“Fly me to the moon”), electric car (“Oh Lord…”), server room or chip machine – the focus is on machines, apparatuses and spaces whose sheer complexity is deeply fascinating. Rather than approaching them in a purely documentary way, Schroll interprets them as visual systems: condensed, rhythmic, almost abstract.
“It is my personal interpretation and at the same time a homage to technology at the beginning of the 3rd millennium.”
The title TIMESHIFT not only refers to the conceptual level – the shift of time, progress and perception – but also to the photographic technique itself. Schroll deliberately works with multiple exposures, a classic method of analogue photography, rethought here in a contemporary way. Movement, processes and energy become visible, layered and condensed into a single image.
The result is a tension between old technique and a new world – between photographic tradition and high-tech reality. TIMESHIFT is therefore not only a series about machines, but also about time, perception and the visual language of technology today.
21.04.2026
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Until November 14, 2025, the Bremen Chamber of Labor is presenting the exhibition "WORK – Behind Closed Doors," featuring works by renowned industrial photographer Wolfram Schroll.
With the series "WORK – Behind Closed Doors," Wolfram Schroll opens our eyes to a side of the modern working world that remains hidden to most people. His photographs document the reality of industrial work at the beginning of the 21st century with brutal clarity.
They depict production facilities in steel, mechanical engineering, aerospace, automotive, logistics, medicine, and chemistry. Schroll remains true to his documentary approach and shows what is – without sugarcoating it. The images reveal how demanding and complex work in industry is today. "WORK" reminds us that behind many of the products that shape our everyday lives lie hard work, precision, and human commitment – and gives a face to the people in these hidden worlds.
Wolfram Schroll's photography is always commissioned photography; otherwise, contemporary industrial photography would not be possible. Whatever client requests and defined visual goals, he always strives to bring a photograph from each assignment that fits the "WORK" project.
Wolfram Schroll, born in 1956 in Hagen, began classical photography training at the age of 19. At 27, Schroll opened his own studio. For about 20 years, he has focused on industrial photography, working for family businesses, medium-sized companies, and international corporations in Germany, Europe, and the USA.
The exhibition opened on Thursday, September 4, 2025, and runs until November 14, 2025.
The Bremen Chamber of Labor is a public corporation. It represents the overall interests of the employees belonging to the Chamber, particularly their economic, professional, or socially beneficial interests in harmony with the common good.
WORK – Behind closed doors by Wolfram Schroll - Bremen Chamber of Labor. Bürgerstraße 1, 28195 Bremen. Opening hours: Mon – Thurs 8am–6.30pm, Fri 8am–1pm
20.10.2025
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Wolfram Schroll, a photographer specializing in industrial photography, was commissioned by the Dortmund-based company MURTFELDT to photographically accompany the company's reorganization and transformation.
"The images were photographed over four days as a team of two at the Dortmund plant. We met and portrayed wonderful employees and realized many images from MURTFELDT's production and technology." Wolfram Schroll, photographer.
Faster, more economical, more robust, more durable, and more sustainable. MURTFELDT is the high-performance partner for engineering plastics and components made of engineering plastics, helping to make good machines and applications even better: "We are the experts in bringing over 200 engineering plastics with their versatile properties into action."
The family business, founded in 1954 by Fritz Murtfeldt, is now run by the fourth generation, great-grandson Robert Höhner and his father Detlev Höhner. It employs around 700 people and boasts four manufacturing technologies at a total of six locations.
The new website and all digital communication channels, as well as a new image brochure, were designed with photography by Wolfram Schroll.
GoSee : murtfeldt.de
21.07.2025
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