SUMMARY
German photographer Kerstin Weiser has won the HfG Rundgang Award 2026 for her series "Von Sandburg zu Sandburg." The project features volunteers dressed in color-coordinated outfits, integrated into sculptural playground equipment in Germany and Japan. Weiser uses harsh flash lighting to flatten images, blurring the lines between human form and the environment, creating disorienting compositions. The jury praised her ability to fuse subjects with structures, resulting in a graphic, two-dimensional quality.
TAKEAWAYS
Kerstin Weiser's series "Von Sandburg zu Sandburg" won the HfG Rundgang Award 2026.
The project integrates color-matched volunteers into playground structures.
Harsh flash lighting flattens images, merging subjects with their environment.
The work explores the visual fusion of humans and sculptural playground architecture.