"Voelklingen - Forbach", No. 4
plumbum: 79,9 mg/kg
cadmium: 0,5 mg/kg
arsenic: 1,6 mg/kg
This is a conceptual work on “landscape” consisting of 9 photos and a map. The city of Forbach/F had coal-mines. Voelklingen had an ironwork, now world cultural heritage.The coal from Forbach was burned at the ironworks. This process left invisible traces in the soil. After drawing a line on the map I walked along this line. My luggage was an old 5×7 inch-Plaubel. On each of the spots, marked on the map I took a photo of the surface of the earth and filled a bag with soil. The photographed spot measured 70×100 cm… Later on the prints should have this size, I reproduced the surface in 1:1 scale. The soil was examined by a lab specialized on environmental research. I asked, how much plumbum, arsenic and cadmium was in the soil. The results were scratched into the surfaces of my transparencies with the help of an etching-needle.
"Voelklingen - Forbach", No. 4 belongs to the following groups:
"Real" Life Photography (2 per day), ***Amazing + Analogue***, Australian Contemporary Photography, Budget Photography - Co-Host Wanted Please!?, Current Issues, Industrial landscapes, Medium and Large Format Film Photography and Mills & Mines
Claudia Vianello 21 days ago
Congratulations for your research, Thomas.
thomasroessler replied 20 days ago
thank you very much, Claudia.
By the way, I’m also drawing. No samples on rb but on my
website