Curonia, 2000

The artwork pledge

• NO POVERTY
• ZERO HUNGER
• QUALITY EDUCATION
• GENDER EQUALITY
• AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
• INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• REDUCED INEQUALITIES
• RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
• LIFE BELOW WATER
• LIFE ON LAND

Tags

• Anthropocene
• Antwerp
• Apocalypse
• Archaeology
• Belgium
• Crimean War
• Digital Photography
• Dystopia
• Europe
• Extinction
• France
• Harry Gruyaert
• High Resolution
• Impermanence
• Industrial Revolution
• Industry
• Landscape
• Light
• Photography
• Portrait
• Roger Fenton
• Surrealism
• Time
• Urban
• Video

About this artwork

Taken in Curonia or Courland– a region located in Latvia known for its changeable climate and foggy atmosphere– this photograph displays what looks like a backyard. Surrounded by soft mesh, the landscape gives the illusion of being the entrance to a fairyland of some sort. Part of his series Lying Awake, this piece is testament to Goiris’ constant quest for uncanny places where reality and fiction meet.

The artist travels the world, seeking out unusual places and interpreting them in enigmatic images. Despite the high resolution afforded by his large-format film camera, his images don’t overwhelm us with definitive information. They are intentionally unpinned from a specific era, giving the feeling that we could be simultaneously looking at the past and the future.

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