Rummelsburg, Lichtenberg, Berlin (2012), C-type (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Lünen, Unna, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), C-type (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Alfeld, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen (2014), C-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Schkopau, Saalekreis, Sachsen-Anhalt (2013), C-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Duisburg-Hamborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Bergheim-Niederaussem, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Herne-Baukau, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Voerde, Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Jänschwalde, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg (2013), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Bergheim-Niederaussem, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Grevenbroich, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Duisburg-Walsum, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Duisburg-Hamborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Bergheim-Niederaussem, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Grevenbroich, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Eschweiler, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (2014), c-print (handprint), edition of 6 in 2 sizes
Installation view - In the Anthropocene @ Bartley + Company, Wellington, 2017 | Photo courtesy Bartley + Company
Installation view - In the Anthropocene @ Bartley + Company, Wellington, 2017 | Photo courtesy Bartley + Company
Installation view - Outer Space @ Two Rooms, Auckland | Photo © Sam Hartnett
Installation view - Outer Space @ Two Rooms, Auckland | Photo © Sam Hartnett
Installation view - Outer Space @ Two Rooms, Auckland | Photo © Sam Hartnett
Installation view - Himmel + Erde @ Pavlov's Dog, Berlin | Photo © Pavlov's Dog
Installation view - Himmel + Erde @ Pavlov's Dog, Berlin
Installation view - Selective Exposure @ Photospace, Wellington | Photo © James Gilberd
Installation view - Selective Exposure @ In Situ, Christchurch | Photo courtesy In Situ
Installation view - Selective Exposure @ In Situ, Christchurch | Photo courtesy In Situ
Installation view - Outer Space @ PLAZA, Auckland | Photo © Sam Hartnett
Installation view - Outer Space @ PLAZA, Auckland | Photo © Sam Hartnett
Installation view - Outer Space @ PLAZA, Auckland | Photo © Sam Hartnett
In Pursuit of the Object, at a Proper Distance
Taking on the role of eighteenth century picturesque enthusiast, I planned this journey in advance, seeking out specific destinations around Germany in pursuit of objects and scenes I expected to see, but aimed to fix for myself in picturesque light.
These are isolated encounters between nature and ourselves, steam and cloud, land and sky, the real and the imagined.
To experience the steam bursting into the sky, and water crashing at the tower base - the sensation is immense and overwhelming.
It is delightful, it’s threatening
It is powerful, it’s dangerous
It is deliciously scary, it’s destructive
It is horribly pleasing.
The rational mind says I should feel guilty for finding beauty in such objects, so associated with global warming they have come to represent a threat. But these scenes exist in the real world, here is analogue proof.
From a position of safety one can enjoy my pictures, as objects of beauty, as pictorial trophies, as evidence of my pursuit throughout Germany. But pleasure has a sharp realisation when we recall that uncomfortable feeling.
This project was made possible thanks to the generous support from Creative New Zealand