Borgin
Brynjar Gunnarsson
"Borgin" explores the blurry lines between the temporary and the permanent. It turns the world upside down to create a new reality, focusing on construction in European cities. Scaffolding and construction are usually seen as temporary, but only if we look at time narrowly. Cities are constantly evolving—the scaffolding moves, and the changes never stop. Every building starts with scaffolding and will eventually need it again. Urban landscapes are in a constant state of transformation.
All the photographs were taken using a multiple exposure technique, where two or more images are combined in a single frame. Everything was done in-camera, with no Photoshop involved. Photography, by nature, captures a moment in time, but combining multiple images in a single frame erases this quality, creating a timeless new reality. The project spans seven cities across five countries. The imagery is presented in a chaotic way, making the cities and structures appear unstable. The photographs play with forms and lines, repeating perspectives. To the viewer, they appear as a new reality—an abstract urban landscape and architecture.
Artist: Brynjar Gunnarsson