Lars Arned

Lars Arned

My work focuses on the relationship between people, the human condition, our irrationality and how our attitude changes in everyday situations. In my work I have a vision what it means to be human. With the help of photography, which has the ability to bring together contradictions and in some cases make it seem true, every day and absurd situations can be depicted together. I try to visualize how we see, and what we see, of the external reality in contrast with the inner reality. Art comes from life and it is important that the visual expressions also show humanity and in this way make people relate to each other and each other's behavior. The photographic work is also a way of processing the negative, the dark, the attempts at relativization and misleading, as well as the bright, positive and humorous. A journey in two worlds. It is a way to get to know the human soul and dignity. The photography itself is associative and perceptual. Both staged and captured in flight, both quickly and slowly, taking chances and improvisations. It is not possible to determine at the moment of shooting what works or not. It's like breathing. A way to collect material that can then be processed, assembled, disassembled, removed, put back, tested against each other, reassembled - to finally reach a stage where all the parts fall into place.