The photographs in Careful, Icarus. are fragments and excerpts of video-stills and photographs presented in various formats. No photo-filters or other manipulation tools were used. The focus of the pieces lies within the colorfulness and abstractness so they evoke a painted like quality.

The subjects of the series are segments of volcanic lakes (New Zealand) or details of the surface of a coalmine (Romania). Despite the pictures showing only abstract forms and colors at some parts there are still shadows or reflections of trees dimly visible. In order to enhance a painted like notion and haptic impression, the photographs are printed on a thick photo paper – Hannemühle paper.

Careful, Icarus. proposes a formal inversion that inherently affects the delivery of content as shaped by its original medium. Following processes of extraction / expansion, works become material for other works: videos become material for generating photographs.

Reinventing different narratives other than the original, this selection addresses a range of interests elaborated throughout my practice: the perception of space and time within the vastness of ruins or surroundings and nature.