One of Us

In her earlier work Julika Rudelius investigated subjects like power, sex, money and beauty. Now, in 'One of Us', it is the turn of love. Various couples talk about their attraction to each other – not to an interviewer, but to each other. These are not everyday declarations of affection. Rudelius went in search of the purest, most overwhelming and lasting form of love, the rare possession of couples who are still quite literally entranced with each other after years together. The pairs in 'One of Us' are so wrapped up in each other that the outside world scarcely seems to exist for them. When Rudelius herself suddenly appears in the image – as a silent witness to all that happiness – the lovers don't notice her presence, no matter how close she comes.
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