Inverse Observatory Archive, 2007 (Detail)
4 light boxes, anodized aluminium, Duraclear
The work consists of a collection of images of observatories, found by the artist on the internet and brought together to a kind of archive. Formally, use is made of solarised negatives. This technique reverses light and shade values and gives the prints a surrealistic look. The resultant reality shift conveys the impression of an extraterrestrial vision of our scientific "monuments".
Photo © Carsten Eisfeld