Although the project which Frederik Vercruysse initially had in mind when embarking on his residency at Villa Lena (Tuscany, Italy) was a new series of still lifes, he soon felt compelled to capture his inspirational surroundings in images rather than remain within the four walls of his studio.
His photographs of marble quarries evoke a sense of beauty while concurrently imbued with a melancholy spirit, the creation of beauty at the expense of nature. Without the inclusion of any human figures, it is impossible to fathom the larger-than-life scale of this totally unique form of landscape architecture. This has produced some abstract and picturesque images.
‘Tempo Polveroso’ or: ‘Pulverised Time’. A series of 16 unique still lifes over which a cloud of mysterious, powdery mist appears to be suspended.