MARCEL WURM | CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Inside
the Process.
From a familiar object to an unfamiliar image.
A look at the making of new abstract photographic works, beginning with the surfaces and traces of used skateboards.
01 / THE SOURCE
Traces of use.
Scratches, worn graphics and layers of colour are already present on the skateboard. They become the starting point for each photographic exploration.
A different
way of seeing.
The skateboard is photographed with an analogue large-format camera. Framing and light shift the focus from the object itself to its textures, forms and marks.
Looking closer.
After the film has been developed by a laboratory, the negatives are examined on a light table. Enlarged details reveal new relationships of colour, form and texture. Selected images are then scanned for further work.
04 / STILL IN DEVELOPMENT
Not yet
the final image.
These images document decisions, experiments and intermediate stages. The new photographic works are still taking shape; final compositions, print formats and presentation will follow.
All photographs on this page document the process, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
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as it develops
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