“Photography, now in its second decade or so on this new technological juggernaut, has become a logical vehicle for bringing together elements from all realms (Diana C. Stoll on ‘Loretta Lux’)”

After the 1990s, German photography began to have a soaring reputation worldwide. Recently works by the new generation from the Old East German origin which uses digital technology has been active in the field of photography, and has received much attention.

Loretta Lux’s portrayal on the depiction of children is neither childlike nor realistic. The children portrayed in her photographs are transformed into freakish and even disturbing portraits. On close examination the children carry a bizarre and retro charm. This mixture of positive and negative elements makes her works to be rather seductive, where these mysterious and frightening images of children seem to be strangely perfect. Loretta Lux’s isolated children are arranged in stark landscapes and interiors.

The German photographer Loretta Lux’s works has its origins in digital manipulation. She executes her compositions using a combination of photography, painting and digital manipulation. With the use of Photoshop she lightens the background which gives a peculiar paleness to the children. Each child is beautiful and fascinating in their own flawed way.

Loretta Lux describes her own work as “imaginary portraits”. She claims that creativity is something that makes reality which is different to memory and imagination.