Wald
The forest is an indispensable place of growth, diversity and life, a natural habitat and a place of longing. But today the forest exists mainly in our minds. However in the age of the Anthropocene and the distancing from nature as a natural environment the longing for an intact nature is returning. Due to the global pandemic, the forest has once again become a place of retreat and for relaxation, and thus gains new value.

While the value of the forest in the early 18th century was still strongly determined by the economy, and entire forests were cleared as a result, the concept of sustainability emerged as a consequence. This replaced the prevailing, uncontrolled exploitation of forests.

In Art historically the forest has often served as the inspirational source and setting for mystical scenes or has been romanticized. Today artists often approach the subject from a critical, ecological and scientific perspective.

"Wald" is neither, and yet both at the same time.

Detailed observations of the easily overlooked things in this vast space full of entities resulted in a photographic documentation that shows the diversity and aesthetics of the forest through macro shots and extraction of the colors. The abstract and atmospheric images find their application in a large poster series in the place where the forest does not exist – in the city. The urban environment offers a strong contrast to the visual language of the images and is intended to stimulate a renewed dialog with the forest.