From its very inception, photography has sought to explain architecture, and for decades it has been the primary communication medium for architectural professionals. Photographic tools fall far short in creating a narrative about architecture.
Architecture has a great deal to do with humanity and logic, and very little with obstinacy and superficiality. A 2009 interview quoted Erwin Wurm as saying, “Bad architecture is the cancer of the 21st century”. Beginning with the extraction of raw materials and ending with hazardous waste landfills, I would agree.
As an architectural photographer I interpret the spaces conceived by architects. Knowledge about space and light form the basis of my work. I visit the space in order to understand the everyday processes, outer conditions, and attitude of the responsible architect, so that I can condense these into photo form.
In this way, an architectural image can be a call for more (con)structural culture.
2015 – Private Residence, Waidring, Austria – Robert Rier & Martin Scharfetter Architects
2009 – Multi Purpose Room, Brixlegg, Austria – Architect Antonius Lanzinger
2015 – Construction Site for a Refugee Shelter, Innsbruck, Austria – Studio Lois Architects
2015 – Preschool, Schlins, Austria – Bernardo Bader Architects with Monika Heiss Colour & Design
2015 – Den unendelige Bro, Aarhus, Denmark – Gjøde Povlsgaard Arkitekter
