A major undertaking in 2022 was the project Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas. The spatial interaction of the memorial has inspired interest for several years. The journal post in 2020 provided a starting point for a more thorough research study; which later informed the photographic research project. This became a case study to demonstrate the value of design thinking in contemporary photography practice. While photographing the memorial in Berlin, another installation became a companion piece for both the project itself, and an illustration of the design thinking approach: The sculpture Berlin Junction (1987) by Richard Serra (b. 1938).
Read MoreThe unforeseen events of 2020 have given people, particularly in the Western world, a limit to spatial freedom that has not been experienced before. A period of self-confinement has impacted on professional, and personal lifestyles unbeknown to many in recent history. While at times frustrating, it has offered a period of self-reflection. From a creative perspective, the lack of opportunity to produce new work has provided time to look back and reconsider experiences that may at one point have been taken for granted.
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