At first, the beauty of Van Der Molen's project 'The Living Mountain' was what drew me to investigate more of her work. This led me to come across a video (shown below) of her explaining her work, and in it she states:
"I am not interested in landscape...its a wanting to be in that state of being in nature, it's a longing of a place I want to be in...''
I can very much relate to this statement, as I am too interested in the potential of the land and what effect it has on us. I also find, unlike most of the photographers I have researched during this time, her approach and final aesthetics of her images most align with how I am producing work. Van Der Molen's images are direct but gentle and leave room for interpretation from the audience, something I always try to consider when making my own work.
Fig 1: #331-14 2012 // 2009-2014 Nature // Awoiska Van Der Molen
Fig 3: 'The Living Mountain' #10 2020 // Awoiska Van Der Molen
Fig 2: #364-18 2013 2009-2014 Nature // Awoiska Van Der Molen
Fig 4 : 'The Living Mountain' #03 2020 // Awoiska Van Der Molen
References:
YouTube. 2017. The Photographers' Gallery Interviews Awoiska Van Der Molen. [online] Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AACu385Wiw4> [Accessed 20 September 2020].