Hidden Dimensions is a series of images of architecture converted into photographic sculptures. The re-imagined urban scenes invite the viewer to reflect on how mundane architecture exerts its influence over territorial, temporal and personal dimensions, thus directing the way we move, think and feel.
Walls of residential and public buildings, backyards, fences, and signs are the subjects of my photographs. These often featureless neglected structures, that we are surrounded by and take for granted, are the stage sets of our lives. Akin abandoned theatrical props they carry a sense of impermanence and malfunction: family houses that in fact are just temporary havens for strangers; warehouses in which nothing is stored; and fences, that do not protect from anything or anyone. Many of these structures have lost their original function and are no longer what they seem. For me they are the symbols of our time, our modern nomadic way of life where one travels from place to place, and possesses nothing tangible, certain. These structures convey a sense of displacement, temporality, and wandering. They occupy space and their presence reminds us that there is nothing more permanent than the temporary.
As urban dwellers we live in a maze created by these walls, where it may be difficult to find one's way. They impose limits on space, rendering the landscape cluttered, unbalanced, confined, hence limit our thoughts, and constrain our sense of self. In our routine we stop paying attention, unless a crack in the wall or a breach in the fence remind us of their monotonous regularity.
I manipulate my paper photographs building architectural constructions that would be impossible in the real world. The folds and cuts give the images new depth. They allows us to scratch beneath the surface, to look beyond what is seen. Balancing the edge of the factual and the possible my work is an attempt to break the walls which we come up against and to push the limits of perception. Hidden Dimension encourages to take another look at the physical and social environment and rethink the architectural, aesthetic, and urban planning choices that shape our lives.