Horisont / Horizon

Horisont
By Kenny Bengtsson

In the autumn of 2009, Kenny Bengtsson moved to Gotland. On a journey along the south coast of the island he placed a number of pinhole cameras pointing at the horizon, where sky is ­separated from earth. He opened the shutters and left the location. After six months he ­returned to collect the cameras. Without any specific purpose making the analogue images, he soon throwed them away, ­leaving only digital low resolution scans behind.

In Horizon, he returns to his ­digital archive where the images from the ­pinhole cameras have remained untouched until now. In an attempt to reflect upon time and narrative he uses the images as a background, hoping for some kind of redemption and clairvoyance. The images tell of a reality beyond human perception, highligting the ­possibilities of analog photography and human ­limitations.

”The word horizon derives from the Greek ”horizon kyklos” meaning ”to divide”. To me, not knowing the origin of the word until now, it has previously meant something close to the opposite, like open and wide. Just thinking of the horizon gives me the feeling of looking out, towards the ocean, mountains or something else grandiose. In the city ­where I live, the true horizon disappears behind an artificial landscape. ­Surrounding buildings form a boundary line that also blocks the sun, creating ­shadows that closes in. In an attempt to overcome this feeling of spatial ­disorientation I search for other perspectives to approach our world - as it is. – Kenny”