TITLE: Staircase Emergency

Imax "Filmpalast am ZKM Karlsruhe". I spent several sunny afternoons exploring the effect of light and shadow on the perception of this building. Here are some pics of the fire escape staircases, made of brutish cement and steel, transformed by the light in a somewhat oppressing and disturbing way. Strong contrasts and geometric structures produce pictures which are hard to decipher.

AUTHOR: Hartmut Rieg (Germany)

Born in 1950, I am a retired teacher (math, physics, computer science). I am interested in the aesthetic aspects of geometry, of light and shadow, of colors and surface structures. Summary: Pictures are made of lines, shapes and colors. Above all, these pictures are about light, and about perception.