»what christof leistl does with the camera may be described as ›photographic culture research‹: the photographer from munich discovers cultural, political and social phenomena of our time … the photographer tells stories with his pictures. but not in the sense of a plot, rather he circles around events, shows details, moments of seeming triviality, approaches the scene from different angles.
in ›soundsurfers‹ frontal, rear and side views follow one another in quick changes. glances from below, from above. details and shots from the distance – but all these fragments result in a picture of the scene with dense atmosphere. quick changes of perspective, blurred moments and clear-cut contrast make you really feel the dynamism of the events and the rhythm of the music. … leistl deepens impression and emotion. he is in the centre of an event, but not part of it, all the time he stays behind the camera. though occasionally he gives up the distance to the object to the point that the observer will be drawn into the maelstrom of his picture world.« (photographie)

»… photos as moments and rays of hope of the electronic society … modern, positive and documentary. … a piece of contemporary history of electronic culture left to the viewer. thank you.« (raveline)

photo-stretch in ›spiegel-kultur‹ to volkmar sigusch‘s ›a cultural masterpiece…‹

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