Tag: Minimalism

The Vicarious Dreaminess of Gabriel Isak’s Photography














If you feel that you are peeking into somebody else’s dreams when looking at Swedish photographer Gabriel Isak’s work then your instincts are spot on. Isak’s hypnotic, cryptic photographs are inspired by the inner world of dreams. Often featuring solitary figures whose faces are obscured, they depict surreal, hallucinatory scenes full of melancholy, apprehension and bewilderment in an attempt to lyrically convey the gist of human experience. Drawing from his own subconscious, Isak invites viewers to project their own deep-seated fears and desires onto the enigmatical scenarios he has soulfully recreated. Channeling the surrealist art of René Magritte, the photographs tap into our unconscious states initiating a process of soul searching and dream interpretation. Yatzer recently caught up with Isak to talk about his dreamlike work, his ‘psychoanalytical’ approach to photography, and his affinity for the colour blue.

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Maison du Parc in Montreal features stark interiors with “mysterious depth”




















Black and white spaces, including a sculptural staircase and a wine cellar, are found across this brick house overhauled by Montreal firm La Shed Architecture.

Maison du Parc, or Park House, is a three-storey residence in the Canadian city that has received a rear extension and a dramatic interior renovation.

La Shed Architecture gave the house a fresh coat of white paint on its brick front, after the facade was carefully preserved, while the fully glazed addition joins a garden, pool and detached garage at the back.

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All these Open Windows, but No Fresh Air







The book all these open windows, but no fresh air was designed as part of a master thesis project at PBSA Düsseldorf. It deals with the cultural consequences of digitization. In order to give this research project a certain look of neutrality, the superfamily Suisse was chosen. It does a good job: the neo-grotesque typeface follows the Swiss neutral style, but has many subtle differences. Whether using the monospaced, sans-serif or serif style, the three typefaces work together harmoniously and help to structure the book.

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‘licht, mehr licht!’ by french visual artist guillaume marmin


light has always fascinated scientists, philosophers, religious thinkers and artists. how does it affect our emotions and sensations? ‘licht, mehr licht!’ or ‘light, more light!’ are the last words spoken by goethe, a novelist who was also fascinated by the optical sciences. this mysterious incident is reminiscent of near death experiences — tunnels of light, also known as tunnels of death. guillaume marmin drew inspiration from this theme to create an immersive installation that explores the links between light, sound and space.

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Venice Fog by Larry Bells























American artist Larry Bell has created a series of huge boxes using translucent and coloured glass, which are designed to evoke the morning fog that rolls in from the coast of California.

Venice Fog: Recent Investigations is an installation involving a series of cube-like sculptures made from semi-transparent and soft-hued glass. Each sculpture comprises a larger enclosure formed by four laminated panels, without a top or base, with a smaller box positioned inside.

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Video — Dissapearing Walls Extension, Italy’s Lake Garda by Bergmeisterwolf










Architecture studio Bergmeisterwolf has completed an extension to a house on the shores of Italy’s Lake Garda, featuring glazed walls that disappear into the ground to open the living area up to the garden.

The client for the project — an economist from Vienna — wanted an addition that would add value to and improve the functionality of a villa originally constructed in 1680.

Bergmeisterwolf, which is based in South Tyrol in the very north of Italy, was tasked with expanding the home’s floor area and optimising the connection between the internal spaces and the large garden.

“We needed to design an extension tuned with the existing building in a way that they both enhance each other,” said the studio.

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Oficina Elephant-Parade by CUN Design























Beijing es un complejo metropolitano diversificado, donde todos intentan tener un pequeño sentido de pertenencia e identidad. Incluso preocupados por el estrés de la vida, así como de los días nublados, ellos siguen hacia adelante. Mientras que la mayor parte del día las personas lo pasan en la oficina.

Beijing is a diversified metropolitan complex, where everyone tries to have a small sense of belonging and identity. Even worried about the stress of life, as well as the cloudy days, they keep moving forward. While most of the day people spend it in the office.

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Carl Andre & Enrico Castellani

16 Nov 2017–13 Jan 2018 at the Gallery Greta Meert in Brussels, Belgium






This exhibition shows one monumental work by Carl Andre: Thebes. Made out of Western red cedar wood in 2003, the work measures 120 x 90 x 1080 cm and exists out of 48 timbers, one row of 12 vertical timbers mounting one traverse horizontal tee timber each, flanked at base by two parallel rows of 12 horizontal timbers all based on the floor. The artist uses the pieces of wood in the form of modules with standardised dimensions. As with all his sculptures the elements are connected to the ground in three ways: stacked, spread flat either on a grid or contiguously. By ways of stacking the work demands a physical involvement of the viewer, walking past the work gives you a sense of its mass, length, volume and even the smell of the cedar wood.Carl Andre was one of the founders of the art movement known as Minimal Art.

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