Over the last three years Jörg Brüggemann has dedicated his life to capturing the people behind the mounds of greasy, long black hair, the cans of (normally) cheap beer and smoky smelling leather biker jackets, for the photographic series aptly titled “Metalheads”. Traveling to countless cities around the World and enduring endless hours of metal gigs and festivals (and most likely suffering from tinnitus that lasts for days), Brüggemann has successfully managed to capture the essence and undenying passion of the 1980’s heavy metal scene in today’s society. Confirming that despite whether you love it or hate it, heavy metal is here to stay.
Although Brüggemann’s “Metalheads” could just be taken as a light-hearted documentary with its often humorous images, Brüggemann proves the viewer wrong and instead shows a community with a bond that is so strong that it goes beyond the barriers of gender, age, background, social class or religion.
From 16th March – 21st April 2012 Gestalten Space will be exhibiting “Metalheads” accompanied with a series of events surrounding the heavy metal community.