#raw_material; series/typology

I started the series #raw_material in 2018. These are large format works, each composed of about 100 individual shots. This creates a multi-perspective view in a single image. The designation #raw_material refers both to the digital data designation 'raw' that makes up the photographic material, and to the raw material depicted. At the heart of this typology is an exploration of the importance of raw materials to global production and the fact that these raw materials have become a finite precious commodity through exploitation. However, #raw_material also ties in with the connection between sculpture and photography. While photography as an optical image technique translates three-dimensional spatiality into two-dimensionality, sculpture works precisely on and with spatiality. Photography flattens and disembodies, sculpture spatializes and creates bodies. When comparing on the level of procedures, astonishing parallels emerge: sculpting (adding) or sculpting (taking away) is not only worked on in the field of sculpture, but also in photography. One could therefore also speak of 'second-order sculptures' in the series. The 'mountains' are arranged in the center of the picture and characterized by a uniform background. They appear very plastic and the high resolution makes it possible to see even the smallest detail.