Hanami, Amstelveen

Piezography
size: 145 x 100 cm / 57” x 39"
year: 2022

Korfmann's series Symbiocene was inspired by Glenn Albrecht, an environmental philosopher and writer. He coined the term Symbioceen to describe a new era in which humans, nature, and technology coexist in harmony and support one another. His theory presents a hopeful outlook for what lies ahead. For this series, Korfmann photographed various parks in Amsterdam.

With this work, Korfmann refers to Hanami, the Japanese cherry blossom festival. The blooming of the cherry blossoms marks the end of winter and the beginning of a new cycle. Traditionally, people gather during this period to have picnics and admire the blossoms. The photograph was taken in the Blossom Park in the Amsterdam Forest, where during the blossom season, the Japanese community and many other visitors come together. In recent years, four hundred cherry trees have been planted here, named after Dutch and Japanese women.

Nelson Mandela Park Paradise, Amsterdam Bijlmer

Piezography
size: 200 x 288 cm / 79” x 113”
year: 2022

Korfmann's series Symbiocene was inspired by Glenn Albrecht, an environmental philosopher and writer. He coined the term Symbioceen to describe a new era in which humans, nature, and technology coexist in harmony and support one another. His theory presents a hopeful outlook for what lies ahead. For this series, Korfmann photographed various parks in Amsterdam.

The photo Nelson Mandela Park Paradise was taken during the coronavirus pandemic in the park of the same name in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. Reflecting on Albrecht's theory, the photo dissolves the distinction between nature and culture, showing people as part of the park.

Waldung, Amsterdamse Bos

Piezography
size: 173 x 120 cm 68" x 47"
year: 2013

Korfmann's series Symbiocene was inspired by Glenn Albrecht, an environmental philosopher and writer. He coined the term Symbioceen to describe a new era in which humans, nature, and technology coexist in harmony and support one another. His theory presents a hopeful outlook for what lies ahead. For this series, Korfmann photographed various parks in Amsterdam.

The German title Waldung derives from the 19th-century romantic view of nature as all-encompassing, wild, and beautiful at the same time, in which humans recognise the divine and are rendered insignificant, at the mercy of nature. The photograph Waldung shows an adventure park in the artificially created Amsterdamse Bos, where several trees are connected by climbing cables and ropes. A number of people are scattered throughout the image; they stand on platforms or hang in the ropes and seem to blend into the natural surroundings. The photograph's perspective is unusual for Korfmann: neither the beginning nor the end of the trees is visible, the ground is absent, and the trees appear endless, emphasising the all-encompassing power of nature.

Cobra, Rembrantpark Amsterdam

Piezography
size: 173 x 120 cm, 68" x 47"
year: 2012

Korfmann's series Symbiocene was inspired by Glenn Albrecht, an environmental philosopher and writer. He coined the term Symbioceen to describe a new era in which humans, nature, and technology coexist in harmony and support one another. His theory presents a hopeful outlook for what lies ahead. For this series, Korfmann photographed various parks in Amsterdam.

Cobra / Waldung
Installation view Gallery Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm

Nelson Mandela Park Paradise
Studio view