Death is not here by Wouter Van de Voorde

‘Death is Not Here’ is a personal time capsule for a particularly significant period in Wouter van de Voorde’s life.

Coinciding with the Covid-19 lockdown, the photographer was also about to become a father for the second time. He reflects on the convergence of life and death. Exploring and photographing the areas surrounding his adoptive homeland give him a sense of belonging.

Having studied painting before, Van de Voorde approaches lighting and photography with a painter’s eye. The monochrome images in this book were created on the lands of the Indigenous Ngunnawal people, the First Nation and Traditional Custodians of the Canberra, Australia, region.

Press:

Ultimately, the conceptual and visual interpretations combine extremely well. For example, there is a stunning page turner from an image of a constructed tower of fossils on one page to a flock of adult ravens on the following page. The ravens are teaching a young raven a vital lesson of raven life – its place in the pecking order. The complexity of conceptual and visual imagery comes together in a most satisfying way.(HELEN MUSA)