Rooted in an interest in minimalism and visual purity, this project consists of a set
of photographs taken in the snow-covered mountains of Voss and Myrkdalen in Norway.
The photographs can be visually confusing, echoing the sensation of being in a blizzard,
when orientation and balance can be compromised. The eye is led around the compositions by coloured posts, in a comparable way to somebody being led down a mountain. The aesthetic that drives the project was weather dependent and required cloud cover and varying levels of low visibility.
My intentions with these images look to both the history of minimalist painting as well
as to current ideas in contemporary photography. The project touches upon notions of
exploration and navigation, as well as being an exercise in reduction; pushing the limits
of how little can be present in a photograph, and it still function as an effective image.
Out with an investigation into minimalism and the contemporary sublime, the project is
also a quiet comment on man’s relationship with nature; that of attempting to tame,
shape and control nature to our own ends.
Form & Void
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Form & Void

Form & Void, a set of minimalist landscapes taken in the snow-covered mountains of Norway.

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