The work Life-Cycle Assessment is a visual study of buildings and construction materials. The work portrays a certain moment of the life cycle, from the initial stages until the end. Life-Cycle Assessment is an allusion to a methodology used in the construction industry in order to evaluate the local and global environmental impact of a product or service over its life cycle, or “cradle to grave.”
The photographs in Life-Cycle Assessment depict no humans, yet all carry the evidence of human presence. Some depict a construction site where humans are absent: the moments when all is quiet, portraying a moment of stasis. Others are arranged still life of left-over building materials in the spirit of 16th century paintings or still life arranged on site. Still others are photographic portraits of crumpled blueprints and concrete fragments from demolished buildings. Life-Cycle Assessment is a registry of history and the environment we live in, the ever-changing environment that focuses on building and tearing down in the name of economic growth, demolishing instead of reusing. The work therefore touches on various challenges of today. It raises questions about utilization, how we design and build and use materials, how we live and how we need to rethink our connection to the environment for future generations.
The photographs in Life-Cycle Assessment depict no humans, yet all carry the evidence of human presence. Some depict a construction site where humans are absent: the moments when all is quiet, portraying a moment of stasis. Others are arranged still life of left-over building materials in the spirit of 16th century paintings or still life arranged on site. Still others are photographic portraits of crumpled blueprints and concrete fragments from demolished buildings. Life-Cycle Assessment is a registry of history and the environment we live in, the ever-changing environment that focuses on building and tearing down in the name of economic growth, demolishing instead of reusing. The work therefore touches on various challenges of today. It raises questions about utilization, how we design and build and use materials, how we live and how we need to rethink our connection to the environment for future generations.
