wanderlust

Since my studies, I have been engaged with the work of Caspar David Friedrich. What has always fascinated me is the fact that through his figures, I perceive the landscape as condensed and focused, as if through a magnifying glass. I recreated one of his figures life-size and set off. I embarked on a journey in the spirit of Romanticism. Whenever I discovered a landscape whose atmosphere resonated with me, I placed the figure within it and captured it photographically. My journey took me to Luxembourg, the High Fens, the Belgian coast, Calais, and the Opal Coast. But even after that, I always carried this figure with me. This led me to the German Central Uplands, to the banks of the Elbe in Blankenese, and again and again to the Taunus Mountains, near where I live. There, I composed poems that attempted to express my feelings clearly and simply. "Wanderlust" is dedicated to becoming familiar with the landscape. When I look at these pictures, I sense the characteristic atmosphere through the central figure in which the landscape is situated. It is an ongoing project that takes me to the most diverse places at near and medium distances, just as if I were wandering through European landscapes.