Lewis Baltz

Lewis Baltz belongs to the 'New Topographic Movement' of the 1970´s and is famous for his black and white photographs of abandoned landscapes and storefronts.

The observation that technological research has shifted in recent years to disciplines that are not easily visualized (nanotechnology, nuclear power, software, communications) led Lewis to think about this is relation to photography.

His current exhibition, Sites of Technology showcases photographs of places where the technical research and development take place for companies such as Toshiba, Mitsubishi and France Telecom, where he strives to capture on film these invisible concepts. Lewis started this project at the end of the 1980s and pursued for many years.

We met up with Lewis Baltz during his exhibition in the Thomas Zander gallery in Cologne for an interview. Lewis did not want to appear on film so we can only show his images and listen to his voice.