Of Unknown Origin

Ongoing series

Foreign landscapes and faces from a time between the worlds. Old photographies, which were supposed to display reality once, blend with new forms that render the image surreal. 
Supernatural faces grow like plants out of existing elements, wind around persons in the pictures and let them appear in a new shape. Aura arises in the sceneries as nebulous layers. From some of them emerge strange creatures. 
For his series „Of Unknown Origin“, Johannes Schebler works mostly with black and white or sepia photographies in small formats. Basic themes are wide panoramas or portraits, which are covered with acrylic and various (coloured) pencils. Minimalistic geometrical forms, a few strokes and consciously placed scratches, transform the appearance of the original photography. In other images delicately drawn waves or coloured areas create a new reality. 
The anonymous character is pointed out by using roman numerals as title for the pieces, which also let the series resemble to archived artefacts of unknown origin.
Text by Claire Dorweiler​​​​​​​

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink  on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and pastel on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic, drawing ink and pencil on photograrphy | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic, drawing ink and pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2016

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic, pastel and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and pastel on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic, pastel and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and pastel on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic, drawing ink and pastel on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and pastel on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2017

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Acrylic and pastel on photography | 25,5 x 19,6 cm | 2018

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Acrylic, felt pen, pencil and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2018

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Acrylic and pastel on photography | small postcard size | 2018

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Acrylic and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2018

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Acrylic, pastel, felt pen, pastel and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2018

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Acrylic and drawing ink on photography | small postcard size | 2018

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Acrylic and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2018

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Acrylic, drawing ink and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic, spray paint, felt pen, ink and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic, spray paint and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic, pencil and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic, felt pen and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic, drawing ink,  pencil and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic, spray paint, and transparent paper on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Drawing ink, pencil and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Drawing ink, felt pen and paint pen on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Drawing ink, felt pen and paint pen on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Drawing ink, pencil and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic, paint pen, felt pen and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic, drawing ink, pencil and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2019

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Acrylic and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2020

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Pencil and black coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2020

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Colour chalk, pencil, acrylic and transparent paper on photography | small postcard size | 2020

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Pencil, ink, cut out paper, transparent paper and acrylic on photography | small postcard size | 2020

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Pencil, acrylic and ink on photography | small postcard size | 2020

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Pencil, transparent paper and coloured pencil on photography | small postcard size | 2020

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