Mining Photography graphic design Originally written and pressed as

Originally written and pressed as Christmas cards for friends and family

“Seventeen years ago our grandson Jaap was born

Was gibt es in einer Stadt nicht alles zu erleben

and anyone else who cares about the creative process

each work or series was placed on a distinctive type of paper—21 different papers in total—one work or series per printing sheet

Mining Photography graphic design Originally written and pressed asPhotography has always depended on the extraction and exploitation of so called natural raw materials. Having started out using copper, coal, silver, and paperthe raw materials of analogue image production in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesphotography now relies, in the age of the smartphone, on rare earths and metals like coltan, cobalt, and europium. The exhibition focuses on the history of key raw materials utilized in photography and