honorable mention
Alexey Aghabeygi germany
Photo © Alexey Aghabeygi
title
Sensoring the limits of perception
I explore the limits of photography and the limits of our perception.
We are accustomed to perceiving things with our eyes. Though even in good light, our perception is limited. Imagine looking at ourselves in the mirror. The light allows us to see our entire body, but our attention often focuses on the areas we dislike. It is like perceiving the world through a filter, this type of selective perception is addressed in Kamo.
Qimon which was made within the same lighting is complementary to Kamo, it's the discovery of something new, that we don't know and we are attracted to, by the little we see.
Héritage is about the comprehension of a body as a human without the overlay of a physical stimulus. It refers to topographic maps which also describe a surface referring to one special information. Understanding a human being would be understanding the details of their story, history, legacy (héritage).
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entry description
My light installations are created rooms inspired by nature. I grew up between to switch yards which basically means that I grew up on an old abandoned industrial site in the center of Berlin. Free days in my childhood were dominated by experiments with materials. I was and still am obsessed with materials and their interaction. This creates the bases for my light installations. I experiment with tin, glass, acrylic color, and their interaction with light.I explore the limits of photography and the limits of our perception.
We are accustomed to perceiving things with our eyes. Though even in good light, our perception is limited. Imagine looking at ourselves in the mirror. The light allows us to see our entire body, but our attention often focuses on the areas we dislike. It is like perceiving the world through a filter, this type of selective perception is addressed in Kamo.
Qimon which was made within the same lighting is complementary to Kamo, it's the discovery of something new, that we don't know and we are attracted to, by the little we see.
Héritage is about the comprehension of a body as a human without the overlay of a physical stimulus. It refers to topographic maps which also describe a surface referring to one special information. Understanding a human being would be understanding the details of their story, history, legacy (héritage).
about the photographer
I grew up between two switch yards next to huge halls and workshops. Most of them were abandoned. During my childhood I occupied myself by walking and climbing through these ruins. It felt like an unreal world. I was highly attracted by the huge machines that were just left to rust and dust. I had an obsession with golf balls that I found way far in the ruins, I treated them like a treasure. I would collect them and all sorts of scrap that I found in the ruins. The fascination for materials and crafts never left me. Growing up I started to document these. My first conceptual photoproject was about the erosion of objects in public spaces. I would process wet prints in my mothers bathroom that I used as a darkroom. I wanted to dive deeper into materials and started an apprenticeship as a carpenter. This gave me the skills to make my first light installations. I build filters from wood, tin and glass. Through that I continued my studies of materials under different angles. Since 2021 I work as an independent artist, to enlarge my field of crafts I started to study applied arts at University of appield arts and sciences in Hildesheim.back to gallery
