In Spirit

• Photographer
  Alexandra Weissgerber

Animism regards all things as endowed with an individual spiritual quality. While roaming through the forest on a quiet early afternoon, I found a lone mushroom, lying on a tree stump. Someone had placed it there, for reasons unknown to me. Before my eyes unfolded a mystical scene, enhanced by the contrast between the sunlight and the background: A non-material entity, or life energy that previously inhibited the mushroom now appeared to arise from it, similarly to a soul leaving the body.

Alexandra Weissgerber is a self-taught photographer based in Germany. Even though photography has not been her profession so far, it has always remained her greatest passion. Through fine art, she explores abstract concepts, ideas and emotions that relate to the universal human experience. Her work invites viewers to look behind appearances and discover magic, spirituality and a profound sense of meaning in the ordinary. Identifying as a global citizen, she seeks to emphasize the common ground of our shared humanity over our differences.