Anna Archinger
Perfect Drawing (Equestrian Photography, Horse, Akhal Teke, Rare Breed, Black and White)
Archival Pigment Print on Canson® Infinity Platine Fibre Rag
Year: 2025
Image Size: 8.3 x 11.7 in (21 x 29.7 cm) - printed with ample margin
Edition: 20
Publisher: Cerbera Gallery, Kansas City, MO - USA
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Signed: On Label
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About this work:
The work 'Perfect Drawing (2)' presents a lone horse of the breed Akhal Teke standing in an open, barren field, its body oriented forward yet with its head turned to look back toward the viewer. The black-and-white composition enhances the starkness of the scene, emphasizing the elongated form of the horse against a bright, nearly featureless sky. The central positioning of the horse and the wide, minimal landscape surrounding it create a sense of isolation and quietness. The horse’s stance, with its head turned and gaze directed outward, introduces an element of curiosity or contemplation, as if caught in a moment of reflection. The fine details of the horse’s musculature and the texture of the ground beneath it are carefully rendered, providing a sense of realism and subtle elegance. Through the simplicity of form and composition, the image captures a timeless, almost poetic stillness, highlighting the horse's solitary presence in the vast landscape, perfectly reflecting the current situation of its breed. Akhal Teke horses belong to one of the oldest breeds, but their numbers are decreasing with only a few thousand left.

About the Artist:
Anna Archinger (b. 1994, Neuburg an der Donau) is a German artist based in Dronningmølle, Denmark. Since 2022, she has worked professionally as a photographer, with a practice centered on equine imagery. Her fascination with horses goes beyond mere passion—she lives at Enggaarden, a farm and educational center dedicated to teaching the “Academic Art of Riding.” This close relationship with horses recalls the historical fascination of seminal artists with equine studies.

Over the past three years, Anna has developed a striking body of equine photography. Her work received an Honorable Mention in the Professional category from the International Photo Awards USA (2023) and was shortlisted in a private competition held by the Motif Collective Photography Gallery (2023). In 2024, her work will be presented in several international venues, including the Glasgow Gallery of Photography (United Kingdom), the Black and White Photography Festival (Athens), and the Chateau Gallery (Louisville).

"A traveling equestrian photographer who lives in a private riding education center that teaches the "Academic Art of Riding" in Dronningmølle, Denmark. For me, the farm is my open-air studio and the most fascinating workplace a photographer could dream of. I’m an artist who lives in the environment of my own inspiration — horses! I live surrounded by my ‘muse’ and power animals, as I love to call them."