Out of In

KDK

KDK (born 1973) is a master of auratic photography, rediscovering concrete architectonic spaces in completely new ways. Out of In presents works from his series W and LU. W (wall/white) demonstrates the space-time relationship as KDK sees it. In the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the camera openly focuses on its subjects with special attention paid to details. The minimalist images come from the person’s interior and resist any inference as to their origins. KDK captures points of contact between lines and surfaces in an original way that plays with shadows, transgressing the boundaries of reality and generating illusionary spaces. The museum-like atmospheres he creates ultimately reveal their relationship to art. The works in LU (line-up) are 3D compositions of cargo containers. Although KDK ignores the structural properties of the original situation at the cargo port, he utilizes its natural dynamics. This active reconstruction of the space, brought about through a new combination of individual elements, recalls the geometry of a tetromino. As an installation in a white cube, they form a kaleidoscopic landscape and an inspiring contrast to the W series.