Genius Loci

Genius loci stems from the feeling of being alone in nature and suddenly becoming very aware of its existence. The realization that the earth has been under my feet there since the beginning of time and that nature around me has grown there for millions of years. The awareness of the place and the time of existence. The incredible yet exceptional sensation of being part of the invisible yet ubiquitous connection to everything that is and ever was.

The spirit of the place

The images I submit are saltprints of photographic images from the Atacama desert in Chile. Salt printing is the eldest photographic print technique and the salt I used for these prints was collected and extracted from the Atacama salt flats.

By using the salt from the Atacama desert for my prints, these photos are actually materially connected to the landscape where they were taken.