Unearthed

Unearthed is about uncovering the hidden potential in the world around us. By using the camera as a microscope (macro lens) I start to see things I didn’t knew existed beforehand. I uncover visual manifestations of various objects’ “inner life”, if you will. This is interesting on many different levels. For example, similar patterns begin to emerge from within completely different materials, revealing that in the world of the very small movements and structures begin to assimilate each other. This idea fascinates me, while - from a biological and chemical standpoint – everything is built from the same molecular building blocks. And I feel that is why I as a human being, made from exactly the same resources, feel deeply connected to this process. Furthermore, time as a transformative force is also very present in the work. All things – animate or inanimate – undergo different stages of presence or vibrancy of life. Everything is in an everlasting state of change, and my photographic images offer a way to capture this transformation of matter, albeit in a very fleeting way. As referred to by the title Unearthed, I feel that the work also is connected to the metaphorical idea of “digging up” something from the soil and revealing it. In a way, I feel like the mad scientist searching high and low for the next clue or piece of evidence to prove his theory. In this case, however, there is no thesis, just a desire to delve into the unbounded visual potential of all that is us.