Tom Zelger

Photographic Art and Visual Storytelling

Burning Bridges.

My ongoing project ‘Burning Bridges‘ during the group exhibition ‘Blixtsko/Hot Shoe’ at Röda Sten Konsthall Gothenburg, Sweden.

The thought-provoking works delve into the intricate interplay of socio-political tensions and their profound impacts on both human and non-human life.

In the research based body of work ‘Burning Bridges’, I am narrating the story of (Skåne’s) forests, urging a paradigm shift in how we perceive these ecosystems and their inhabitants as a unified collective.

By involving forest-collected materials into the artistic process, I am unveiling the ecosystem’s unique character, visible in subtle imprints on film surfaces.
(see: ‘Emerging from Obscurity’)

Simultaneously, the documentation of clear-cutting inspires deep reflection on our collective responsibility. The images of this destruction are printed on gathered wood and ignite contemplation on humanity’s course and its repercussions on global ecosystems.

from left: work text, ‘(Heart)’, ‘Broken Heart’ and ‘Letter to You’ during the exhibition ‘Blixtsko/Hot Shoe’ at Röda Sten Konsthall Gothenburg, Sweden.

from left: ‘Letter to You’ and there entities form ‘Emerging from Obscurity II’ during the exhibition ‘Blixtsko/Hot Shoe’ at Röda Sten Konsthall Gothenburg, Sweden.

‘Burnt Bridges’ currently consist of 13 pieces/images, shown at the exhibition ‘Blixtsko/Hot Shoe’ at Röda Sten Konsthall Gothenburg, Sweden.

The ‘Letter to You’ is a little explanation of the whole body of work of
‘Burning Bridges’.