Thiemo Kloss

The series "Compund Effect" has been created in the last 4 years. So far there are ten photographs, taken in urban areas of Germany, Czech, Canada and Iran. The pictures show residential buildings, parks and urban landscapes. These places sometimes show signs of misfortune, destruction or neglect. However, the buildings are often strangely out of place and proportion.  

I often assemble my images from several original shots of these places or manipulate them very carefully. I remove image elements that bother me and add parts from other images or 3D programs.

These manipulations serve me to visualize and reinforce my feelings and interpretations.  Even if the pictures appear deserted, one discovers people hidden or isolated in the background. However, the locations themselves and the architecture reinforce the sense of a total absence of humanity. Although the buildings and landscapes are man-made, they symbolize the dangers, aggression and arbitrariness that people are exposed to and to which they often only react with helplessness, insecurity and fear. From my point of view, these places reflect the current state of our society as well as certain processes and changes.