When I first came across the photography of Michael Singer, I had about 20 firefox browser tabs opened and my neurons were firing in spontaneous bunnytrail mode and I simply grabbed the RSS feed as my mind was sucking me in a different direction even though I would have very much liked to have stayed. Since the site is called "A Visual Notebook" it came up near the top of my RSS reader, and I kept noticing these tiny thumbnails that looked like colorbursts.  

Finally, I did it on his terms, slowed down for a minute, and took some time to really see what Michael Singer was up to. And I liked that his photos all represent a necessary slowing down in life, and an appreciation for naturally occuring textures. His work shows a careful emphasis on perspectives and different angles that reveal a bit of mystery, but also leave a lot to your imagination. In his own words, he wrote to us to convey what his photography means to him:

My photography is mainly focusing on two subjects. First, the spaces that light is able to build (while i see also shadows as a form of light). Second, the membranes between inner and outer zones. Actually, this is my main interest, in art photography as well as in life. I'm fascinated by the permanent coexistence of an inside and an outside of things. With that dualism, theory meets real life every second: from birth to death, we are constantly moving from insides to outsides and back, and mostly it's only a matter of definition or point of view. For me, the real magic takes place at the interfaces of insides and outsides. While the moments of crossing these boundaries seem to be impossible to visualize, i believe that photography can at least reveal some of the requirements for that journey. This is what most of my visual notes are about.

He was born in 1955 in Graz, Austria, and lives in Vienna, Austria. You can check out "A Visual Notebook" here.

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written by R0dger, March 08, 2008

The intrigue of natural lines. Natures way of turning physics into art. The simplicity of a waterbead and the moisture streaks down a windown pane give reason for pause. The complexity of imagers within images within images force study.

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written by anna stein, March 07, 2008

these pictures are absolutly great. I would love to have them all.
So many different details to look at. I am very glad, that I saw them. Outstanding!

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