Crossing the Alps — Philippe Wassenberg

Philippe Wassenberg

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Hi! I am Philippe.
An interdisciplinary designer based in Leipzig, working across graphic design, type design, photography, illustration, and material based practice. My work is rooted in visual communication and driven by the question of how design can inform, shape perception, and create emotional resonance. I am interested in the way people experience things, both consciously and unconsciously. Visual impressions, textures, light, sound, and atmosphere all influence how we perceive and use spaces, objects, and images. This is where my work begins. I explore everyday conditions and familiar structures in order to understand their effects and shape them with intention. Rather than limiting myself to a single discipline, I move between different fields and methods depending on what a project requires. For me, design is not confined to one medium. What matters is the interaction between different forms of expression and their combined impact. Curiosity is at the core of how I work. I am drawn to experimentation, material exploration, and processes that allow ideas to develop through making. I value clarity, sensitivity, and strong concepts, but I also believe that design should be felt, not only understood.

I studied Integrated Design at Hochschule Anhalt in Dessau and am currently continuing my studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig, where I focus on type design. Beyond my studies, I have worked across academic, practical, and self-initiated contexts, experiences that have influenced both how I think and how I engage with others. I enjoy working with people who care about what they make. I am open to commissions, collaborations, and the kind of exchanges that go somewhere. Until then, do not hesitate to reach out using the contact details below. I would be very glad to hear from you.
By the way, I am fluent in German, French, and English!

0049 162 9648578
info@philippewassenberg.de
@pifflle

Crossing the Alps (2024)

Personal Project produced at Hochschule Anhalt

The 80-page photo documentary documents a crossing of the Alps from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) to Colico (IT), undertaken with my father in the summer of 2024.

It navigates a tension inherent to travel photography: the coexistence of images made on a smartphone and those captured with a digital camera. Rather than resolving this difference, it is made visible. iPhone photographs are presented within their natural frame, the smartphone screen, acknowledging the device as part of the image rather than merely its container.