'axiom + simulation 13' by mark dorf
all images courtesy of the artist
american artist mark dorf has sent designboom images of his latest photographic series 'axiom and simulation', a visual investigation of how humans use artistic, scientific and digital realism to explore their surroundings. dorf's imagery presents natural landscapes which have been subtly manipulated, rendering the physical objects and spacewithin our environment through mathematical and scientific interpretations - three-dimensional computerized simulations.the outcomes hold similar forms to what is seen in reality, however, they have no actual connection to the original,they are essentially computer files which lacks any kind of mass or volume. the digital representations of the tangible can also be illustrated in other ways such as binary code, in which solids can be expressed by a language
which is composed of two simple elements - numbers - obliterating an references to the main source of things.
then comparing these simulations and interpretations of our landscape, ideas of accuracy, futility and original experience arise.'when calculated representation is compared to its real counterpart, an arbitrary and disconnected relationship is createdin which there is very little or no physical or visual connection resulting in questions of definition,' he states.

'axiom + simulation 10'

'axiom + simulation 6'

'axiom + simulation 5'

'axiom + simulation 8'

'axiom + simulation 12'

'axiom + simulation 1'

'axiom + simulation 4'

'axiom + simulation 2'

'axiom + simulation 9'

'axiom + simulation 7'

'axiom + simulation 11'

'axiom + simulation 3'
Avec cette série Axiom & Simulation, le photographe Mark Dorf examine la façon dont l’homme rapproche constamment les éléments de la nature, à la science et à l’art. En modifiant des paysages et grâce à l’ajout d’éléments géométriques, ce dernier nous propose de découvrir un univers surprenant.