The Capital Series

2011-2016

Print edition (1/4) +2 sets of the complete series that includes 52 works 

Size 48 works 80x80cm/106x106cm, 4 works 80x60cm/106x80cm

About :

Ongoing research into modernist architecture through a photographic montage of one building from 52 capitals of Europe.

The fact that I have little control over the initial aesthetic of my subject led me to lay out a  creative framework for the project, a framework that I subsequently applied to the series en masse. The processing of each image adheres to this relatively rigid set of rules. Following such a process maintains the textures, forms, patterns, and colors that initially draw me to a building. 

In contrast, the selection of each building is a more visceral, organic process; it’s more of a gut feeling. 

My photographs of architecture began to evolve into collages of repeating patterns that now make up the primary aesthetic of the series. To an extent, I approach my subject, in the same way, musicians use samples to make new sequences, it is, in essence, a form of a visual remix.

An investigation, and deconstruction of the modernist architectural aesthetic.

Notable architectural firms whose buildings are included in the series include; 

Alvar Aalto, Ioannis Vikelas, Pei Cobb Freed, Zaha Hadid, 3XN, Henning Larsen, Daniel Libeskind, Jaspers-Eyers, Dominique Perrault, Renzo Piano, Fuksas, Wingårdh, Snøhetta, Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Jean Nouvel and Foster and Partners.