Worlds

In these photographic works, the technical medium of ‘photography’ is not used as the most accurate and precise means of recording selected events in a given situation.

On the contrary: by experimenting with typical photographic variables such as exposure time, aperture, (manual) focus and depth of field, stillness and movement, cropping and colourfulness, and by incorporating natural and existing lighting conditions, photographs are created that play with, and even compete with, the viewer’s viewing habits.

The photographs transform the visual reality of simple branches, leaves, flowers and mushrooms in an urban context into an irrational, almost unreal reality. Subdued, natural colours emphasise this impression.

The photography series is not oriented towards traditional viewing habits and does not seek to evoke recognition or familiarity. Rather, the photographs invite viewers to integrate their own fantasies, associations, desires and feelings into their viewing experience.

For nature is not only an essential part of human life, a sensitive ecosystem. It is also a habitat and a place for individual projections.

When it comes to nature, we draw on internal and external images, but what exactly is nature?