P.A.I.R. Landscape and Memory

Study: view from the Portable Artist in Residence; traces of manure injection

Study: view from the Portable Artist in Residence; traces of manure injection

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In May 2009 I stayed for a period of two weeks at PeerGroup's Portable Artist In Residence (P.A.I.R.) consisting of two stacked shipping containers. For this occasion it was located in a field in Allardsoog (NL). During the period I converted it into a camera obscura and made two monumental photographic works with it. (H09-1 and H09-2)

the location; 53° 5’35.50"N, 6°18’55.08"O (Allardsoog, NL) view from the Portable Artist in Residence; traces of manure injection the residence; the upper container my house, the lower my studio exploring the surroundings exploring the surroundings; peat exploration exploring the surroundings; steam powered peat exploration exploring the surroundings; natural gas storage exploring the surroundings; new nature, a stream is dug exploring the surroundings; new nature, a stream is dug building the camera obscura; emptying the workshop to make space building the camera obscura; building a light proof wall building the camera obscura; drilling the lense hole building the camera obscura; mounting the lense building the camera obscura; no shower.. building the camera obscura; ready to go exploring the surroundings; looking for objects exploring the surroundings; looking for objects exploring the surroundings; looking for objects setting up the scene; farmer brings silage exploring the surroundings; finding a crow trap setting up the scene; farmer brings crow trap camera obscura in action at night camera obscura in action at night; setting up the scene camera obscura in action; inside the camera camera obscura in action; projection inside the camera camera obscura in action at night; setting up the scene camera obscura after another night of too much rain test exposures secret settings camera obscura projection panel rear view camera obscura projection panel front view camera obscura lens cover opening; PeerGroup’s Henry J Alles explains opening; Prof. dr. ir. C.S.A. van Koppen gives a reading on nature and landscape and their significance for people in todays world silage going to it’s final destination