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In this photographic series titled 'Barrika', we explore the abstract textures that emerge from the everlasting interplay between sea and rock.
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In this series 'Bardenas Rojas', we will explore the geological features of the Bardenas Reales - from the abstract quality of the dramatic rock formations to the colorful appearance of the winding canyons and sweeping vistas.
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'Waves of Erosion' is a study of abstract patterns created by coastal erosion. Shaped by ages of erosion, these stones showcased organic forms that remind of waves.
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'Oceanic Shapes' is a collection of abstract stone patterns found along the Basque coast of France. Shaped by water & time, a wide range of colors, surface textures & patterns have evolved.
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'Dark Tide' is a study of motion. By utilizing slow shutter the artist turned the visually perceived standing waves into dark liquid paintings.
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'White Blanket' is a an abstract documentary series on glacier conservation at the Rhone glacier in Switzerland. The project depicts the combination of tourism and the desperate attempt so save the glacier from melting.
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'Blue Lagoon' is a series about the abstract beauty of melting glaciers.
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The Glacier Runes project consists of 44 photographs that display abstract geological formations. The idea of the project was to combine the abstract character and feeling of generative art with the real world visuals of landscape photography.
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'Fractalize' explores abstract & fractalized ice structures found in various gorges & ravines in Southern Bavaria during the cold month of February 2021.
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Focusing on the details. At the fine & delicate structures of nature around us. We’ll experience a whole new world within our world. A world to escape in. A world to get lost in. Lost in the beauty. In the complexity.
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The beauty within this complex system is being presented. A system that exists for a limited amount of time & will in this exact formation be gone forever.
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'Unfluid' explores the idea of how our own perception can change the physical state of an element.
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'Quarried' is a documentary series & a visual exploration of marble quarrying in Carrara This series wants to reveal the ambivalance of marble quarrying in the Apuan Alps. The beautiful stone with its unique color & structure. The sheer irreversible destruction of nature. A conflict of emotions.
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'Alien' is part of an ongoing study of experimental infrared photography. This series plays with the surrealistic idea of creating a visuality of an alien planet. A planet where we as humans are strangers. The idea of extraterrestrialism brought to live by peculiar colour shifting & infrared technology.
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'Weathered' is a documentary series & a visual collection of the weathered coastal structures of the National Park 'Narbonnaise en Méditerranée' on the south coast of France. This series showcases the abstract painterly character of the worn out cliffs of Southern France. A visual portrait of a harsh environment.
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'Motion' is a project about the flowing waves of the atlantic ocean & a study of motion and water.
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’Sempiternal’ is a series about the rugged peaks of the Dolomites and a study of light & darkness. In this series Roland explores the wide spectrum of light and how it fundamentally changes the appearance of the mountain peaks. A never changing interplay of light. Representing eternity.
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'Italian Desert' is a minimalistic landscape photography series. In this series various parts of the Val d'Orcia are being showcased - a rural region in Tuscany, Italy.
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'Strange' is a study of experimental infrared photography. This series of pictures was created with the help of a modified full spectrum camera that enabled me to capture the combination of visible light and infrared light. The combination of both spectrums made it possible to create pictures with unusual, unfamiliar or peculiar color renditions that still have a touch of reality to them.
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Augmented minimalism is an augmented reality (AR) art project that aims to explore the creative possibilities in combining minimalistic landscape photography, augmented reality and abstract art.
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'Coral Mountains' is a series of uncanny mountainscapes & an ongoing study of experimental infrared photography. The idea of this series was to step out of my comfort zone and take the landscapes known & familiar to me and turn them into something unfamiliar. Something extraneous & peculiar. Creating a tension between familiarity & unfamiliarity. Leaving the safe terrain to earn a fresh perspective. Through the use of infrared technology.
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'Bleeding Earth' is a visual representation of the negative impact of humanity on the earth. Destruction. Exploitation. Pollution. Extinction. Deforestation. Desertification. The earth and our ecosystems are severely damaged. Deep wounds have been caused covering the earths skin in blood.
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'Pyrénées' is a series about the rather unknown mountain range between France and Spain. As a spectator you find yourself in the middle of an interplay between soft hills and rugged mountains. A beautiful contrast. High up in the french mountains.
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'Ice Structures' is a series about different ice formations I found during a hike through a gorge mid winter. An homage to the cold days. It was slightly raining which evoked a special appereance of the icicle formations.
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'Whiteout' is a series about the wintry landscapes. The reduced patterns. The minimalistic approach of nature. During the cold time of the year.
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'Drops' is a series about the small things. The detailed things. The things we forget about.