These landscape images of polluted scenery that display shades of blues, greens and reds seem to be altered on Photoshop. Brandon Seidler however used a very different type of filtration -- chemical pollutants. To make his images even more interesting and relevant, Seidler decided to photograph contaminated sites, and soak the filmstrips in the same chemicals that each particular site was polluted with.
Seidler has toured various chemically contaminated sites throughout the US, focusing on areas where chemical spills happened. By soaking the filmstrips in certain chemicals,oddly beautiful, yet scary artwork was created.
Seidler's work has become a useful visual when talking about pollution as his work does a tremendous job of displaying its harmful effects, in an artful, yet realistic manner. If chemical pollutants can hurt film strips, imagine their effects on the human body.
What's Driving This Trend
- Chemical Pollutant Art
- The use of chemical pollutants in artwork creates visually stunning and thought-provoking images, highlighting the harmful effects of pollution.
- Contaminated Site Photography
- Photographing polluted sites and soaking filmstrips in corresponding chemicals produces captivating visuals that convey the reality of environmental damage.
- Pollution Awareness Through Art
- Artistic representations of pollution serve as impactful tools to raise awareness and foster understanding of the damaging consequences of pollution.
Who This Affects Most
- Fine Art
- The fine art industry can embrace the disruption by exploring the use of chemical pollutants as a medium for creating thought-provoking and impactful artworks.
- Environmental Conservation
- Environmental conservation organizations can utilize polluted scenery photographs to educate and advocate for the preservation of natural resources.
- Photography
- Photography industry professionals can learn from Brandon Seidler's technique of capturing contaminated sites and experiment with chemical-soaked filmstrips to create unique and powerful images.
