IMAGO Camera has released a statement on the untimely and tragic passing of Susanna Kraus. The team at Cinematography World is deeply saddened by this news and we extend our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.
“Dear friends,
It is with great regret and deep sorrow that we have to inform you that Susanna Kraus passed away last Sunday, 9 March.”
“As the visionary mind behind the IMAGO Camera, in 21 years of IMAGO, Susanna has left a lasting impression on the lives of many people with her artistic flair, her craftsmanship, but above all with her warm and inexhaustible energy – with the IMAGO Camera and beyond.”
“In 2004, Susanna rediscovered the old walk-in large-format camera that her father, physicist Werner Kraus, and goldsmith Erhard Hößle had developed in the 1970s. Since the day it was reactivated, she has devoted all her energy as an artist to this unique craft of painting with light. Over many years of creative and manual labour, she has breathed new life into the camera and managed it with tireless drive, inventiveness and a great deal of love. IMAGO Camera and Susanna Kraus have thus become an integral part of the art and photography scene.”
“Over the years, thousands of unique IMAGO portraits have been created under Susanna’s direction, each one unique and each carrying Susanna’s artistic signature. The IMAGOgrams and the camera have been exhibited at countless exhibitions in Germany and abroad in the past.”
“IMAGO’s day-to-day business will now be suspended for the time being.”
“Susanna’s family and closest friends of IMAGO Camera want to honour Susanna’s artistic legacy in an IMAGO exhibition. Announcements will be published in this newsletter.”
“The future of IMAGO is still uncertain.”
“On Susanna’s behalf, her family and friends would like to express their gratitude for the wonderful moments she enjoyed working with IMAGO and the encounters she had with so many warm-hearted people.”
“In deep mourning for Susanna Kraus. Born in Munich. Actress, artist, photographer, beloved mother and friend and visionary mind behind the IMAGO Camera.”
