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New Urbex Photo Series: Mad Hatter’s Desert
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 | decay, gallery | No Comments
In Summer of 2007, we went on a longer trip through Northern Italy. One of the places we visited was an abandoned brickworks plant. The workshop was a large area outside a small town, situated atop a hill. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and the orange brick roofs were waiting patiently under the warm evening sun.
Testing: Abstract
Sunday, August 30th, 2009 | abstract, artists, decay, gallery | 2 Comments
One of my favorite artists is @davespertine, a London photographer I know from DeviantArt. Dave’s photography is abstract to various degrees, and he strictly refrains from explaining what his work is based on – it’s there for enjoyment and interpretation, not understanding.
Having seen and commented so much of Dave’s work, I decided to dip my feet into abstract waters. I’d love to hear what you have to say about my first three pictures.
Exhibition: “Industrieromantik” in Zurich
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 | artists, decay, exhibitions | No Comments
If you’re in Zurich one of these days, check out Dy Tammy Wyssgott’s and Holger Schimanke’s exhibition “Industrieromantik” (industrial romance) at Rote Fabrik. Tammy and Holger display about 25 of their industrial and decay photographs; the exhibit includes sad and sensual details of factories and residences, as well as contrast-rich architectural structures. Also, the exhibition is inside a cool alternative restaurant, just by the lake, which features great fruit cake. Check it out.
Exhbition homepage: “Industrieromantik” (until 14 September 2009)
Exhibition location: Ziegel Oh Lac (part of Rote Fabrik)
Prints now available on Imagekind
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 | gallery, prints | 1 Comment
So far, I have only sold prints at my exhibitions. Now, since I have received so many requests from abroad, I have made some selected pictures available as prints on Imagekind.com.
I really like Imagekind: The service allows you to pick the size, paper, canvas and frame of your print, the quality is really good, and they offer a 30-day money back guarantee. So far, I have used them for all my exhibitions and have never been disappointed.
In my shop, you can find 56 of my Chernobyl pictures, as well as 4 prints from the Autumn Leaves and 5 of the Corridor Country series. Check it out and let me know if you miss anything!
PS: If you want exhibition quality, I recommend Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl and Hahnemühle Photo Rag papers.
Chernobyl Journal #6: Pool & School
Monday, May 18th, 2009 | decay, project wormwood, travel journal, video | No Comments
This is part six of my travel photo journal to the Chernobyl zone of exclusion. Check out the Chernobyl Journal page for the full story, all pictures, videos and sounds.
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We waited for half an hour for Yuriy to come back – he had gone to the security perimeter to report the looters – until we took up Tanya’s offer of quickly going to “school #2″. The school, one of Pripyat’s seven schools, was supposed to be south of Lenin square. We followed her through the woods around old apartment blocks, came across an old electronics store with lots of old TVs, but didn’t find the school. › Continue reading
Project Wormwood: A Trip to Chernobyl
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 | decay, hdr, project wormwood, reviews, updates | 5 Comments
For almost two years, I have been planning a trip to one of the most deserted places on earth – deserted in the sense of “people have lived there and left”. The place is the city of Pryptiat near Chernobyl. And it is the most radioactively polluted spot on earth.
Google Maps: Chernobyl Reactor
“Chernobyl”, which is Ukrainian, means “Wormwood” in English. Wormwood is typically known for its bitter taste and it being one of the main ingredients of absinthe. It also bears a strange biblical references to a star which, in an apocalyptic vision of John the Evangelist, fell from the sky and made the waters undrinkably bitter.
“Project Wormwood” seemed a suitable name for this project. › Continue reading
New Photo Set: Autumn Leaves
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 | decay, gallery | 1 Comment
Photo Set: "Autumn Leaves"
Some months ago, my friend and fellow photographer Annie Bertram recommended to me to visit the historic automobile cemetery Gürbetal near Bern. The area was originally planned as an open air museum for vintage cars from the 1940s – 1970s, but the owners (who dealt in used car parts) never realized the project. So, the car collection became a car cemetery under birch trees, which was recently used for a national art exhibition. Unfortunately, the area is now closed for environmental reasons, and its future uncertain.
My wife and I visited the cemetery in October, one day before it closed. It was an amazing autumn day, and birch leaves were covering the cars under the trees. I’m happy to present to you a photo sets called “Autumn Leaves” – it contains 34 color and 20 black & white pictures.
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