For this unit I looked to specific environment, which were built in war times. I create a series with military constructions designed to protect inhabitants. I want to demonstrate how natural landscape with these partly remain structures became to cold and horrible reminiscence environment. Nature against thousands of tons of concrete.
On my research I looked at several artists: Simon Norflok and Nigel Green. Especially I looked to Nigel Green book “Dungennes”, because my first idea was about it: How humans are taking over the landscapes with industries. But Erasmus Schroter book “Bunker” influenced me to the final idea. Differently then I, Schroter was able to reveal these structures in full beauty. It explains that main clue in image is idea – what you want to say to viewer and presentation of same object can differ like day from night.
I took all images with medium format camera and black and white films. For final printing I’ve choose dark tones to represent cold feeling and gloomy mood of landscape. Done processing’s and all prints in one day.
I devote to this project a lot. It required time and lots travelling. Some access to these buildings are very complicated: no roads, fences or gates, but in other hand it was unbelievable experience. In this unit biggest challenge for me was location researches of these structures.
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