Horror Vacui #1 Print

In his series Horror Vacui (Fear of the Void), Tim van den Oudenhoven shows isolated nocturnal landscapes in a sea of black. This fear of the void, often described as a coping mechanism, is reflected by the use of intense black, a space that can no longer be filled. Black acts as the colour of negation, a destructive force that covers all or, as in Goethe’s colour theory, the result of destruction. Like a black hole, everything gets sucked into it: How long will it take before the last light is extinguished and we are left with nothing but pitch black? In contrast to traditional landscape photography, the details, the horizon and virtually every other element that could serve as a point of reference are completely absent in van den Oudenhoven's work. A satisfactory orientation can only be achieved by employing the viewer’s own expectations about the landscape. The small islands that are shown in the images attract the onlooker's attention and create an aesthetic, yet uncanny viewing experience.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:12 W x 8 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:17.25 W x 13.25 H x 1.2 D in

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