Today's feature is a body of work that is deeply rooted in environmentalism, showing Nick Pedersen's concern for the future by depicting the ways in which mankind’s creations have an impact on the planet. He called his photographs as 'Ultima'. Let us take a glance at his brilliant photographs in this article. Read on and enjoy!
Primarily it is about the modern conflict between the manmade world and the natural world, and between contemporary and indigenous cultures. I portray this as an epic struggle and in my work these forces clash in theatrical, postapocalyptic battlegrounds. My goal with this project is to create striking juxtapositions between the ruins of modern civilization and a futuristic ecological utopia. The narrative progression shows a rediscovery of these remnants belonging to the conceivably forgotten past. These images were created with a complex process of digital compositing, manipulation, and retouching using my own photographs. The entire three-part series is collected in my latest artist book, Ultima.
- Nick Pedersen
About Nick Pedersen
Nick Pedersen is a photographer and illustrator from Salt Lake City. He holds a BFA degree in Photography, as well as an MFA degree in Digital Imaging from Pratt Institute in New York. He has shown artwork in galleries across the country and internationally, recently including the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Paradigm Gallery, and Art Basel Miami. He has published two artist books featuring his long-term personal projects Sumeru and Ultima. His work has been featured in numerous publications such as After Capture, Beautiful Decay, Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, and Empty Kingdom. In the past few years, he also has completed Artist Residencies at the Banff Center in Alberta, Canada and the Gullkistan Residency in Iceland. You can find more of his works on his Behance profile or website.