EARTH
Metaphoric Connection to Another World
Photographer and artist mwxwm fell for the idea of a 'metaphoric connection to another world' through photography. In his work he plays with the most unusual techniques - for his project he shot on medium format DS4 film that had expired 30 years ago. He then buried some of them in a local cemetery as a symbolic gesture to connect the past with the present.
Dazed Digital: Your images are like looking through a forbidden key hole into the world we actually live in. What does this layering of your work mean to you? mwxwm: Everything in the world streams from one source and each object regardless of time, source or place is unique but bears a particle of commonality. I'd like to find the connection between me and the world around. The photographs are findings I like to share, each one a detailed description of the whole.
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Dazed Digital: What is your art theory and which artists fascinate you? mwxwm: My approach is to experiment with any type of image, digital or analogue. The emphasis of transformation, the creation process itself is what fascinates me. For example, Stan Brakhage surprised me with his experimental take on the medium film.
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Dazed Digital: What is the concept of your actual work? mwxwm: The concept of my current work is the appeal to nature and its primary elements. I like to integrate my work with the elements – I want to show the fragility of our world, the depth and timeless beauty of nature.
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It just happens. Or not happens. I like long processes with surprising results. Jump in your hollow, my friend. Show me your waste. Hold on. Take time. You can`t waste it, just be focused. You can`t stop – all you got is now
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