RAYS OF LIGHT - REFLECTED REALITIES 2019-2021

 

In the series "Rays Of light - Reflections on Reality" the city of Zurich appears as shimmering, imaginary landscapes reflected on the surface of a silver-coated cardboard panel measuring 50 × 70 cm, which I bend and shape according to my needs. In a spontaneous performance I move through the city with this silver-coated card board in one hand and my camera in the other. Parked cars, houses, industrial plains, and other urban structures dissolve into painterly like, dreamy sceneries.

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With my camera I try to capture these constantly changing, ephemeral landscapes. In doing so, depicting a reality that, in truth, does not exist. A blurred reflection of a white house becomes a snow-covered mountain; the underside of a park bench turns into silky water; a rubbish bin transforms into a huge rock formation; and the bronze-colored car behind me draws the glowing lines of a sunset.

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The project invites a fresh and differentiated way of seeing reality. These images play with illusion, perception, and our ingrained, photorealistic memory of what a “landscape” is supposed to look like. It is an introspective journey through the city, where mundane objects on the street become symbols of an exciting new world. Rather than documenting an external truth, the photographs explore the depths of our imagination and creates a longing towards nature, often forgotten in the city’s environment.