Revolution might not be civilised

REVOLUTION MIGHT NOT BE CIVILISED [2023]

Making photos helps me be creative and train my vision. It keeps me active in experimenting with framing, color, light, and different techniques, from the latest innovations to old and forgotten ways of working. For me, it is a very refreshing process.

I like to capture existing scenery that is already given to me by my environment. Moments and visuals that were not intentionally created. Atmosphere. In that sense, it is quite intuitive. Textures, unfamiliar abstract parts of very familiar objects, abandoned places, light intrusion, spill, contrast, mist, moisture, and scenery that might otherwise go unnoticed. I like to capture and collect these things. I am often drawn to imagery that leaves something open. Something that makes me wonder what kind of place I am looking at. Images that make me want to go there, explore the place, and understand what is beyond the frame. Even when I know the place itself, there can be something slightly mysterious about it.

At the editing table, I often alter scenes to enhance or create a certain look that I connect to an image. I use photography as a playground to explore software, hardware, and different materials in new ways. It keeps me curious and excited about discovering new techniques and finding new possibilities, sometimes even by accident. These discoveries can later find their way into different mediums and practices, for example in my films. Photography gives me an accessible way to keep experimenting freely, without thinking about big themes, concepts, or much context in advance. It allows me to simply keep looking and thinking. Most importantly, it helps me keep the creative eye open.

See my full photography portfolio on Instagram: @Eye.of.the.Kjettil.

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