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FUTURE STUDIES 2012-2020
Future Studies is a long-term project visualises research into new ways for our future survival on the planet, and how to deal with the enormous environmental problems we face. With my motifs, I question the reigning idea of permanent economic growth, and opens up an intense debate about our relationship with nature and technology.
Fear for the future and scepticism concerning progress have today become more topical than ever. The series “Future Studies” focuses on these, very current, burning questions. My aim through this series of photographs is to present the viewer with a debate regarding our concept of growth and our relationship with nature and technology. For a long time, technological progress has represented the foundation upon which utopian visions of the future were built; it has allowed us to have access to an extraordinary number of products and to a comfort unimaginable to previous generations. Today, however, as never before, we are also becoming conscious of its dark side; of the damage it caused in the past, as well as the risks implied in living in a highly technological world.
The series has been awarded with the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 40th Anniversary in 2020
Atlas Detector
CERN Switzerland, 2014
ATLAS is the largest volume detector ever constructed for a particle collider. It weighs 7,000 tonnes, similar to the weight of the Eiffel and sits in a cavern 100m below ground. The detector tracks and identifies particles to investigate a wide range of physics, from the study of the Higgs boson and top quark to the search for extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter.
ATLAS is the largest volume detector ever constructed for a particle collider. It weighs 7,000 tonnes, similar to the weight of the Eiffel and sits in a cavern 100m below ground. The detector tracks and identifies particles to investigate a wide range of physics, from the study of the Higgs boson and top quark to the search for extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter.
Expedition Jan Mayen volcanic island
Arctic Ocean, 2019
Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, with no permanent populations. It is one of the remotest place in North Atlantic Ocean, halfway between Iceland and Spitsbergen.
Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, with no permanent populations. It is one of the remotest place in North Atlantic Ocean, halfway between Iceland and Spitsbergen.
North Sea off shore wind park #1
Germany, 2015
The North Seas Energy Cooperation is a cross-border cooperation project between ten European countries with the aim of becoming an important hub to expand offshore wind energy.
The North Seas Energy Cooperation is a cross-border cooperation project between ten European countries with the aim of becoming an important hub to expand offshore wind energy.
Coal mountain #1
Germany, 2015
At Welzow-Süd mine, some of the world’s largest machines claw 22 million tons year creating behind them moonscapes of burnt coal. Germany’s use of lignite, the dirtiest coal, hasn’t declined yet Germany aim to create a transition to renewable energy by 2050 and dismantle most of all existing coal-fired plant.
At Welzow-Süd mine, some of the world’s largest machines claw 22 million tons year creating behind them moonscapes of burnt coal. Germany’s use of lignite, the dirtiest coal, hasn’t declined yet Germany aim to create a transition to renewable energy by 2050 and dismantle most of all existing coal-fired plant.
Artificial cave for marble extraction
Carrara - Italy, 2018
At Welzow-Süd mine, some of the world’s largest machines claw 22 million tons year creating behind them moonscapes of burnt coal. GermanyCarrara marble’s quarries, where the excavations create galleries creating iconic landscape of the human impact on the planet. The white marble rocks has been used for most famous statues, buildings, pavements in human history. In the last 30 years have been excavated more than the almost 2000 years before.’s use of lignite, the dirtiest coal, hasn’t declined yet Germany aim to create a transition to renewable energy by 2050 and dismantle most of all existing coal-fired plant.
At Welzow-Süd mine, some of the world’s largest machines claw 22 million tons year creating behind them moonscapes of burnt coal. GermanyCarrara marble’s quarries, where the excavations create galleries creating iconic landscape of the human impact on the planet. The white marble rocks has been used for most famous statues, buildings, pavements in human history. In the last 30 years have been excavated more than the almost 2000 years before.’s use of lignite, the dirtiest coal, hasn’t declined yet Germany aim to create a transition to renewable energy by 2050 and dismantle most of all existing coal-fired plant.
Central London
UK, 2008
London’s population grew by 1.2 million between 2006 and 2016. The city is working hard to tackle the causes of climate change and ensuring London can adapt to survive.
London’s population grew by 1.2 million between 2006 and 2016. The city is working hard to tackle the causes of climate change and ensuring London can adapt to survive.
Control Room #2- Nuclear Power Station
Germany - 2015
The control room of the inactive Griefswald nuclear power plant in east Germany. Sisterlike to the infamous plant of Chernobyl, this power station was closed in the 1990s. More than 1000 workers have been dismantling the plant since 1995 in order to recycle its metals.
The control room of the inactive Griefswald nuclear power plant in east Germany. Sisterlike to the infamous plant of Chernobyl, this power station was closed in the 1990s. More than 1000 workers have been dismantling the plant since 1995 in order to recycle its metals.
Dismantling Worker - Nuclear Power Station
Germany - 2015
About one-thousand workers are employed since 1995 at cleaning metal surfaces in order to recuperate and recycle as much material as possible at the decommissioned nuclear power station in Griefswald in eastern Germany, where operations are set to continue for several years.
About one-thousand workers are employed since 1995 at cleaning metal surfaces in order to recuperate and recycle as much material as possible at the decommissioned nuclear power station in Griefswald in eastern Germany, where operations are set to continue for several years.
The Boneyard
USA - 2019
An aerial view of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, in Tucson, Arizona. It is the largest boneyard in the world handling nearly 3,300 aircraft. The process of optimizing the life cycle of such machines is a circular economy leading example in the heavy-industry sector. Precious parts are dismantled and reused in the Air Force fleet, and entire aircraft can be reassembled and put back into service. At the end of the life cycle, they can be scrapped for steel and aluminum recycling.
An aerial view of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, in Tucson, Arizona. It is the largest boneyard in the world handling nearly 3,300 aircraft. The process of optimizing the life cycle of such machines is a circular economy leading example in the heavy-industry sector. Precious parts are dismantled and reused in the Air Force fleet, and entire aircraft can be reassembled and put back into service. At the end of the life cycle, they can be scrapped for steel and aluminum recycling.
Energiewende #1- Hamburg Harbour
Germany, 2018
Germany’s energy transition, Energiewende, relies heavily on wind turbines that are starting to sprout in the countryside and in industrial sites.Coal is still the country’s main energy source, therefore, driven to cut emissions and pollution, Germany’s goal is to fulfil 80 percent of its electricity needs through renewables by 2050.
Germany’s energy transition, Energiewende, relies heavily on wind turbines that are starting to sprout in the countryside and in industrial sites.Coal is still the country’s main energy source, therefore, driven to cut emissions and pollution, Germany’s goal is to fulfil 80 percent of its electricity needs through renewables by 2050.
Energiewende #2 - Ghost town
Germany, 2015
Open pit coal mining in several areas of Germany creates ghost towns in preparation for the coal mining. Towns are evacuated several years in advance and turned into ghost towns. When the pit reaches the towns they are finally torn down.
Open pit coal mining in several areas of Germany creates ghost towns in preparation for the coal mining. Towns are evacuated several years in advance and turned into ghost towns. When the pit reaches the towns they are finally torn down.
Energiewende - Regina Baltica
Germany, 2015
Regina Baltica vice captain overlooking a wind farm in the North Sea, Germany. Regina Baltica serves as a floating hotel for offshore windfarm technicians.
Regina Baltica vice captain overlooking a wind farm in the North Sea, Germany. Regina Baltica serves as a floating hotel for offshore windfarm technicians.
Indoor Butterfly garden- Singapore airport
Singapore, 2011
Indoor butterfly garden at the Singapore airport. The green vision of Singapore was endorsed since 1965 including the creation of national and community parks and initiatives for tree-planting. Singapore is a leading example in Asia and in the world for how to create business through sustainability, inside a metropolis
Indoor butterfly garden at the Singapore airport. The green vision of Singapore was endorsed since 1965 including the creation of national and community parks and initiatives for tree-planting. Singapore is a leading example in Asia and in the world for how to create business through sustainability, inside a metropolis
Insect chamber flies farm
London-UK, 2019
Insects farming in London - a startup company farms black soldier flies, feeding the larvae on local food waste, which they convert into protein to feed pets and farmed animals such as fish and livestock.
Insects farming in London - a startup company farms black soldier flies, feeding the larvae on local food waste, which they convert into protein to feed pets and farmed animals such as fish and livestock.
F16 to be regenerated - AMARG
Arizona, USA - 2019
Dozens of F-16s are laying on the ground of the Boneyard, in neat rows at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tucson-Arizona, USA. They will be fitted with a Boeing- designed Drone Peculiar Equipment kit, these aircraft will be capable of unmanned flight and used for target practice.
Dozens of F-16s are laying on the ground of the Boneyard, in neat rows at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tucson-Arizona, USA. They will be fitted with a Boeing- designed Drone Peculiar Equipment kit, these aircraft will be capable of unmanned flight and used for target practice.
Battersea Power Station - former coal-fired plant
London-UK, 2019
Battersea Power Station in London has been for decades the symbol of disruptive architecture and harmful coal energy production. Today it is the centerpiece of a mile-long redevelopment along the Thames and will soon be home to offices and residences.
Battersea Power Station in London has been for decades the symbol of disruptive architecture and harmful coal energy production. Today it is the centerpiece of a mile-long redevelopment along the Thames and will soon be home to offices and residences.
Geothermal steam clouds
Iceland, 2019
Steam clouds rise from geothermal wells at Hellisheidi Power Station Iceland's largest plant and the third largest in the world, it has been designed to blend in—pipes were painted green to minimize the visual impact on the landscape, and a circular water system extracts and returns water underground.
Steam clouds rise from geothermal wells at Hellisheidi Power Station Iceland's largest plant and the third largest in the world, it has been designed to blend in—pipes were painted green to minimize the visual impact on the landscape, and a circular water system extracts and returns water underground.
2050 Nuclear Ride
Germany, 2015
A nuclear reactor at Kalkar,Germany, was finished just before the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl, Ukraine—and never used. It’s now an amusement park with a ride in what would have been the cooling tower.
A nuclear reactor at Kalkar,Germany, was finished just before the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl, Ukraine—and never used. It’s now an amusement park with a ride in what would have been the cooling tower.
Ultra Farming #1
The Netherlands, 2017
The great indoors provides optimal growing conditions for leafy greens at this highly technological greenhouse in Maasbree, The Netherlands. Each acre in the greenhouse yields as much lettuce as 10 outdoor acres, use 95% less of water than tradition agriculture and cuts the need for chemicals by 97 percent.
The great indoors provides optimal growing conditions for leafy greens at this highly technological greenhouse in Maasbree, The Netherlands. Each acre in the greenhouse yields as much lettuce as 10 outdoor acres, use 95% less of water than tradition agriculture and cuts the need for chemicals by 97 percent.
Homo Deus
The Netherlands, 2016
Inside this jungle of tomato plants illuminated by LED lighting Dr. Henk inspects the crops at a research and development horticulture centre in the Netherlands where academia and the private sector join together for experimental research.
Inside this jungle of tomato plants illuminated by LED lighting Dr. Henk inspects the crops at a research and development horticulture centre in the Netherlands where academia and the private sector join together for experimental research.
Ultra Farming #3 Koppert Cress
The Netherlands, 2019
Micro vegetables production line at Koppert Cress
Micro vegetables production line at Koppert Cress
Vertical Farming #1
New York, 2019
A futuristic vertical farming facility in Newark, USA, produces fresh vegetables right next to the demanding New York City. It is housed in a rescued and repurposed steel mill warehouse in one of New Jersey’s busiest industrial neigbourhoods. One of the main goal is to reduce the distribution chain. It is estimated that almost 30% of the food production inside the USA is wasted.
A futuristic vertical farming facility in Newark, USA, produces fresh vegetables right next to the demanding New York City. It is housed in a rescued and repurposed steel mill warehouse in one of New Jersey’s busiest industrial neigbourhoods. One of the main goal is to reduce the distribution chain. It is estimated that almost 30% of the food production inside the USA is wasted.
Mechanical recycled wool
Italy, 2019
Newly recycled wool fibres drying in a textile facility in Prato, Italy. Second to oil, the textile industry is the largest polluter in the world, and only 1% of our discarded clothing is recycled into new garments. In Prato, Italy, an old law prohibiting the import of raw wool promoted the rise of a district where companies today sort and recycle over 15% of all the world’s textile.
Newly recycled wool fibres drying in a textile facility in Prato, Italy. Second to oil, the textile industry is the largest polluter in the world, and only 1% of our discarded clothing is recycled into new garments. In Prato, Italy, an old law prohibiting the import of raw wool promoted the rise of a district where companies today sort and recycle over 15% of all the world’s textile.
Boson Higgs Collider
Switzerland, 2014
ATLAS is the largest volume detector ever constructed for a particle collider. It weighs 7,000 tonnes, similar to the weight of the Eiffel and sits in a cavern 100m below ground. The detector tracks and identifies particles to investigate a wide range of physics, from the study of the Higgs boson and top quark to the search for extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter.
ATLAS is the largest volume detector ever constructed for a particle collider. It weighs 7,000 tonnes, similar to the weight of the Eiffel and sits in a cavern 100m below ground. The detector tracks and identifies particles to investigate a wide range of physics, from the study of the Higgs boson and top quark to the search for extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter.
Giant Blade Factory - Offshore wind turbines
Denmark, 2016
A worker assembling a wind turbine blade in Denmark. A mostly handmade work is required to manufacture wind blades in this wind power facility among the largest factories in the world for wind turbine propellers. Each blade can measure up to 75 metres in length.
A worker assembling a wind turbine blade in Denmark. A mostly handmade work is required to manufacture wind blades in this wind power facility among the largest factories in the world for wind turbine propellers. Each blade can measure up to 75 metres in length.
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