Sabine Korth

Sabine Korth is a German artist, photographer, and workshop leader who specializes in photo collage and montage techniques. Born in Monheim, Germany, in 1958, she graduated in photography in 1987 and has since been living and working in Italy.1

Career and Expertise

Korth is the owner of Vintage Photo Collage and Collage Workshop Tuscany. She creates limited edition vintage silver gelatin photo prints and conducts workshops on photography, mindful collage, and creative techniques.3 Her artistic journey has evolved from traditional cut-and-paste methods to darkroom multiple exposures, and more recently, to digital collage techniques.1

Artistic Style

Korth's work is characterized by:

• Visual fictions that rely on metaphor and simile
• Combining fragments of images to create surreal atmospheres
• Interweaving different cultural forms, particularly blending imagery from the global South and North
• Exploring themes of multiculturalism and the mingling of cultures1

Notable Achievements

• Directed the Print Service Darkroom Studio in Florence from 1988 to 1994
• Taught photography in English from 1990 to 2013
• Worked with psychiatric patients using therapeutic photo collage in Lucca from 2008 to 2013
• Received the National Award for women photographers "Places of Life" and the Hoffman Prize in Valencia in 19951

Workshops and Teaching

Korth offers creative workshops called "Sea and Art" in Tuscany, conducted in German, English, and Italian. These workshops cover montage, collage, and hand-coloring techniques, and include field trips to Tuscan locations.2

Sabine Korth continues to explore the possibilities of both traditional and digital collage techniques, creating unique visual narratives that reflect her multicultural experiences and artistic vision.