Intuitively, I formed two pieces of paper into sculptures and placed them on a reflective surface (construction) to carry out a light experiment: how do light and form interact? The impetus for this experiment came from assignments László Moholy Nagy gave his Bauhaus students (1923-1928) to further investigate the interplay between light, form, and materials.
By analyzing and omitting visual information from the original image, I playfully created new constellations of lines, planes, and elements (deconstruction). I transparently visualised the abstractions in a sequence, also spatially, to illustrate the layering of my successive abstractions. Next, I used the (resulting) four-element image to compose new images (reconstruction).
Essentially, four elements mathematically allow for twenty-four different combinations. Correspondingly, I created two series of twenty-four collages, using selected materials with differences in light-reflecting and light-absorption properties, providing a meaningful contrast (acrylic vs. photographic canvas). Another, kinetic composition (reconstruction) of the four image elements in a mobile involved a dimensional transformation: from plane to space. Rather than distinct material properties, the meaningful contrast here concerns the infinite number of combinations in which the elements can interact in depth and movement.
At the occasion of the Graduate Exposition of the Fotoacademie, Amsterdam, ´Lumen 25´, I publicly shared my project ´Gestalt´ from 11-14 December 2025, at De Kelder, Gierstraat 5, Haarlem (www.lumen25.nl; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ7eNqcH1Es).
Out of a selfmade series of ‘Christo’s Arc de Triomph, Wrapped’ (Paris, Autumn 2021), I selected a single image as the basis for this project (construction). Following my concept, I analyzed this image and subsequently omitted visual information. The result is an abstract sequel, wherein all elements keep a minimal reference to the base-image (deconstruction).
Next, I imagined, -rather: illusionized- the contours of the object to vibrate horizontally, vertically and rotationally (auto-kinetic effect) in digital collages. Subsequently and similarly, I created images in which the contours appear as bold, or thin; in whole, or in part; positive, or diapositive; in nighttime, or daytime (reconstruction).
The outcome is a series of images, stemming from an individual creative mind in motion. It is a compelling illustration of the diversity of visual perception. For exposition purposes, I selected eight images (as stills), while incorporating virtually all digital collages I created in a vibrant video. The latter not only serves as an overall, concise and dynamic presentation of the body of work of this project, but also visualises my trinity in sequence and -ultimately- the diversity of perception.
At the ‘(Virtual) Open Studios’, 19-20 June 2026, I presented my project work (stills, video) ‘Christo’s Arc Re-Imaged’, created during my on-line residency Q2/2026 (March-June 2026) at GlogauAir, Berlin.
https://glogauair.net/open-studios/june-2026/christiaan-moll/; https://vimeo.com/1202061470
