landscapes:remixed by Georg Kuettinger (April 8, 2010) 
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Introduction by Michael Mazzeo
The artists I present here all begin with the common ground that is a view of the land. From that point on, their work diverges radically as they take different routes to very different, but equally profound destinations. What draws me to these works is an appreciation of the artists’ journeys from concept through execution and the diverse methodologies employed as personal challenges lead to insight. The land here is just that, it is a fertile ground. It is a foundation upon which the the artists stake their ideas and build upon them. Dialogs with history are apparent as are attempts to glimpse the future. Forests are stripped bare and landscapes reconfigured. There is fear and chaos, obsession and anxiety, serenity and beauty. Far from being straight photographs, these images are all altered in some way by natural, mechanical, or digital intervention yet they effectively and convincingly transcend process to give us a clearer view of our world.
Michael Mazzeo is owner and director of Michael Mazzeo Gallery that specializes in contemporary photography, works on paper and related media and is located in New York City’s Chelsea Gallery District.
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The concept and term of landscapes: remixed is similiar to a song remixed by a DJ: re-editing its rhythm and shape, sampling its contents.
One striking aspect of a certain landscape is singled out by taking several individual photographs from different points of view, focusing on a specific structure. These multiple shots are then combined into a single picture frame.
In this process, each single shot is given a new context. It is remixed and the confines of its static space/time model dissolve. Concurrently, the boundaries of reality and their possible perception are blurred.
The themes that are used are methods of engineering, generating augmented reality. These combined images are possibilities of the landscapes they have been based on.
The project is an examination of perception, density of space, concentration of time, horizons and stories of landscapes as a result of human interactions.
Georg Kuettinger (1972) lives and works in Munich, Germany.
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