Photographie

Jörn Vanhöfen

Aftermath

2004–2011

People in the twenty-first century increasingly seem to see the pursuit of happiness in the belief in the possibilities of constant growth and its absolutely limitless profits. To perceive life as boundless has become an addiction in our society today. We always replace the old with newer and more effective processes with the sole aim of maximizing material needs. As a participant and observer, I am fascinated and terrified by this development and its visible consequences, which are visible to me. The sites of such development, which thereby destroy themselves, are the targets of my photographic work. This has taken me from the Chicago Stock Exchange to the townships near Cape Town, from the forest fires of Apulia to the Detroit’s abandoned factories to the junkyard of my hometown. This is how my metaphorical pictures of the state of our world come about.

Aftermath
Carrara 635, 2010
Aftermath
Gotthard 2754, 2010
Aftermath
Chicago 2767, 2009
Aftermath
Südafrika 883, 2008
Aftermath
Feuer 71, 2006
Aftermath
Carabanchel Madrid 108, 2008
Aftermath
Duisburg 121, 2004
Aftermath
Ratchaprarop 397, 2010
Aftermath
Zürich 367, 2011
Lieu: Earth

Publié: Juillet 2019
Catégorie: Photographie

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