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...He is a master of photography... It is chilling how nearly perfect the photographer captures the decesive moment, the jump, the expressive gesture, as if he had directed the scene...

West German Newspaper 2003
Exhibition title  At the moment, Krefeld

   
 

... His pictures must have difficulties these days, no effects, no poses, no show. Besides his field is a niche of a niche art. Matthias Zoelle photographs dance. And this with an incom-parable bravura. This photographer is not goaded by his vanity, but he describes himself as a server of art: Dance has priority...

Westfalen News 2002
Exhibition title Moving Moments , Muenster

   
 

...Zoelle designs a simply explosive kaleidoscope of choreographer's pictures while luxuriating in jazzy colorfulness, baroque styled stirring compositions ... The artistic capability of this congenial combination coins not only the appearence of the Waltz Company, but also his reputation as a leading german dance photographer...

Dancedrama 2001
Exhibition title Zölle on Waltz, Cologne

   
 

... Zoelle was one of the first who practiced Dance Photography consequently in color. He refused black and white photography as “reductionistic“. Even if one doesn't really pursue this approach , Zoelle's realization is convincing...

TAZ Daily News Cologne 2001
Exhibition title Zölle on Waltz, Cologne

   
 

... The feeling for the right moment does endeed distiguish Zoelle's photos... It is as if one hold one's breath: One is at first entirely concious of the moment through the stillstand ...

Westphalian Journal 2001
Exhibition title Zölle on Waltz, Cologne

   
 

...Matthias Zoelle rescued Dance Photograpy from “light mysticism“ of mediaeval times...
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Prof.Dr. Rolf Sachsse's opening speech at the exhibtion Dance!
Krefeld 1996