Onlookers 1954/2024
 
Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl paper.
Size 30x24 cm without white border.
 
"I am deeply drawn to the idea of anonymity and independence. Moving through the world of my work, I search for invisibility – a state in which I can step aside from myself to notice and capture what others, absorbed in their daily routines, overlook. As in much of my work, I am not concerned with factual representation. Instead, I feel connected to the fluid nature of painting and music. The subjects I photograph remain veiled, yet they reveal an elusive reality – one where the boundary between dream and reality is unstable, and where time itself begins to dissolve.

In my recent work, I weave together physical and digital road trip photography, portraiture, and fragments of old Creative Commons films to construct an initial image. I print this image at a very small scale on ordinary copy paper, allowing the printer’s imperfections in ink distribution to create a peculiar grain, reminiscent of 8mm film. Onto this base I apply pastel and paint, reinforcing the sense of estrangement I wish to evoke. Finally, I make a full-frame reproduction, so that the result becomes a photograph once again.

I continually experiment with new materials and perspectives to create unexpected images. Yet at the core of my practice, I remain true to my original way of seeing – which perhaps can best be described as making tangible the seemingly unreal."
 
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