01 / The Assignment
Transforming raw spatial reality into an enduring visual artifact.
Documenting the monumental brutalist archive pavilions built along the Rhine. The assignment focused on the interaction between cast concrete forms and seasonal low northern light.
The Tension & Challenge
Eliminating optical distortion across severe vertical lines while maintaining natural perspective without clinical digital perspective correction.
Creative Methodology
Exclusively captured on large format digital tilt-shift systems over 30 days to align with astronomical solstice sun positions.
Demo doesn't merely photograph buildings; they translate architectural philosophy into physical emotion.
Marc Keller
Design Director, Birkhäuser Architecture
02 / Photographic Sequence
3 Plates capturedSelected Archival Stills
Plate 01 — Main pavilion colonnade at winter equinox.
Plate 02 — Light well intersection cutting through four levels of board-marked concrete.
Plate 03 — Quiet water court reflecting the overcast Swiss sky.
Technical Specifications
Capture CameraPhase One IQ4 150MP Achromatic
LensesRodenstock HR Digaron-W 40mm & 70mm Tilt/Shift
Aspect Ratio4:3 Classic Medium Format
Output FormatSilver Gelatin & Platinum Palladium Exhibition Prints
Cast & Production Credits
Principal PhotographerÉlise Laurent
Architectural ConsultantLukas Weber
CuratorHelena Vaneau
Master PrinterAtelier Fresson Paris
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