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Gallery: Kim Høltermand
We Are All Alone
Fog is a frequent element in my imagery (it is actually one of my favorite weather elements), which makes the images seem even moodier. I create my work to the tones of Sigur Rós, Hammock, M83, Max Richter, Trentemøller — the list goes on. These musicians often inform my creative process, for instance, while on location on a shoot or at my office on post-production. Other influences include the films Blade Runner, Twin Peaks, The Shinning — this list goes on too.
The feeling of being lonely is something we can all relate to; and being able to control that feeling, to hang on to it — in a world that seems to be shrinking all the time due to the connective power of global media networks — is a powerful thing. Like humans, individual buildings are unique; they stand "alone."
The feeling of being lonely is something we can all relate to; and being able to control that feeling, to hang on to it — in a world that seems to be shrinking all the time due to the connective power of global media networks — is a powerful thing. Like humans, individual buildings are unique; they stand "alone."
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Really lovely balance of sensuality and abstraction. It's like how work is imagined before it's built.
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ABOUT THE SLIDESHOW
A gallery of images of architecture by Danish photographer Kim Høltermand.View Slideshow >>
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kim Høltermand is an autodidact architectural photographer and a fingerprints expert in the Crime Scene Unit of the Danish National Police.More Bio >>
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