I grew up in an area that looked pretty much like this, and still looks. I'm infact sitting in my childhood house writing this. When I found Werners photos they struck me with a great sense of lost times, or to use the words of Werner him self, they triggered some chrystal clear memories.
invited by Markus Andersson
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My photographs mainly revolve around the concept of memorization and perception. Most people know the feeling when a piece of music, a smell or, more rarely, a sight triggers an overwhelmingly clear piece of memory. These moments differ from the ordinary way of remembering things by the way they subconsciously emerge from hidden parts of the memory.
In my own case, these clear memories are always followed by a bittersweet melancholic feeling. Not as a sentimental longing for long gone moments, but more as a reminder of the ever decreasing amount of time from the present to the day of my death.
If I should mention one photographic goal of mine, it would be to produce a picture that would be able to trigger one of those crystal clear memories.
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Even the most crowded places have moments of absolutely emptiness.
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