Picture Series

Even while we were planning “simili modo”, we were developing a detailed theoretical concept. So it was clear to both of us right from the start how we imagined the visual depiction of the objects and places. Since both the specific imagery and working as a duo in itself were new territory for us, we first wondered whether we could maintain both the aesthetics and the joint working practices for the entire time. One of the most defining moments was doubtless after the first two photos, when we realised that we were seeing our own expectations confirmed and that future continuity was conceivable.

The decision to devote ourselves to one subject together first arose from our close friendship and mutual trust, which we see as the foundation for working as a duo even now. Building on this foundation, it soon became clear that we wanted to use our complementary competences and personalities to dare to address the wide-ranging phenomenon of the reconstruction of reality, whose extent and ubiquity can hardly be understood.

In the democratisation of the medium of photography and the evergrowing demand for authenticity, media creators like us have the possibility to take a step back if necessary and view our own authorship as the only possible position. Even more, the future could be about making it possible for protagonists to be co-authors and, if needed, taking on a collectivising, curatorial function, for instance in viewing unfamiliar material, research and contextualisation.