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Pontresina No.1 - Limited Edition 2 of 2 Photograph

Zak van Biljon

Switzerland

Photography, C-type on Other

Size: 59.1 W x 39.4 H x 0.8 D in

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Pontresina is a mountain village flanked by the Bernina massif, in eastern Switzerland. It’s known for its Belle Epoque hotels and traditional Engadine stone houses with decorated facades. The Burial Church of Santa Maria has medieval wall paintings. The Museum Alpin’s hunting gear, minerals and photos trace the culture and geology of the Alps. To the southwest, the Roseg Valley has trails, forests and deer. From the "Modernising Nature" series We need a new way of looking at nature in the 21st century, just like the landscape painters of the 19th century who were confronted with industrialisation. Today, humanity's increasing urbanisation ends once and for all our symbiotic relationship with nature. Cities are growing into megacities, more than half of todays population was born in cities and this new generation is a technological generation, convenience driven but: nature free. And yet: humanity can never free itself from nature. The vivid pinks and reds in Zak van Biljon’s work will therefore attract those neon city dwellers which think they have overcome nature and who are yet subconsciously reminded of nature out there. His art wants the viewer to remember the real landscape when looking at the ostensible unreal world of his photographs.

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Photography:C-type on Other

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:2

Size:59.1 W x 39.4 H x 0.8 D in

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Red turf is the homeland of Zak van Biljon. The South African photographer, born 1981, spent his childhood and teenage years in both Johannesburg and Cape Town. 2003 he graduated as best student at the National College of Photography. With a study of black & white printing – ironically, for someone who grew up under the colourful impressions of the Rainbow Nation. In 2004 he left the country and emigrated to Europe. It was in Rome, where he discovered another sunlight and in London, where he scored himself on top of booking lists for prestigious underground labels. He continued his career as a part-time commercial photographer in Zurich, Switzerland, exerting his mastery to his fine art projects. His work range from digital to analog with skills in contemporary advertising and modern art photography. His main focus is the directorial handling of light – as shown in his recent art work, capture the world in infrared. The world seen in red and pink colours provides a new and impressive insight to reality as we know it.

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