Lars Moereels photographs feather in infrared: “Infrared light is invisible like the coronavirus” – Travel
Antwerp photographer Lars Moereels shows spring in his hometown using an infrared filter. The deserted Corona streets are a stark contrast to the fairytale pink details: the photos are both menacing and soothing. ‘The infrared filter makes the invisible visible. The same goes for the virus: we can’t see it, but its effects are immense.”
“The world we live in now is quite strange. We are at war with a dangerous enemy that we cannot control. As ordinary citizens, we cannot see this enemy. We are dealing above all with the consequences: the many dead and sick, the social life that stops, the empty streets, the mouth masks. The only way to contain this virus is to stay indoors,” says de Moereels.
As a photographer, he experiments with an infrared camera that gives all plants and flowers a fairytale pink layer. His photographs of the royal conservatories in Laeken went viral in his own country last year. The conservatories will remain closed this year, so this year the photographer focused on spring on the road. It will continue.
“The coronary crisis has made me aware of the importance of having greenery in your neighborhood. The daily hikes are the highlight of the day. The park is a place where you can have social contact, admittedly at a safe distance from each other. You can escape from your room. I often call my girlfriend, who lives in South Africa. In the corona rye, the park serves as my personal royal conservatory: it inspires me.”
And so Moereels took off with his camera to capture spring in the city. “Infrared light is as invisible to the naked eye as the virus. My pictures have something surreal, they appeal to the imagination very much. The virus also makes our world a very strange place. Life in seclusion is perceived as peculiar. And yet there is so much beauty in the little things of everyday life. Sometimes we can only see it if we look at it from a different angle.”
Check out lars Moereels’ spring photos below. More work can be done by Instagram.
“The world we live in now is quite strange. We are at war with a dangerous enemy that we cannot control. As ordinary citizens, we cannot see this enemy. We are dealing above all with the consequences: the many dead and sick, the social life that stops, the empty streets, the mouth masks. The only way to contain this virus is to stay indoors,” says de Moereels. As a photographer, he experiments with an infrared camera that gives all plants and flowers a fairytale pink layer. His photographs of the royal conservatories in Laeken went viral in his own country last year. The conservatories will remain closed this year, so this year the photographer focused on spring on the road. It will continue. “The coronary crisis has made me aware of the importance of having greenery in your neighborhood. The daily hikes are the highlight of the day. The park is a place where you can have social contact, admittedly at a safe distance from each other. You can escape from your room. I often call my girlfriend, who lives in South Africa. In the corona rye, the park serves as my personal royal conservatory: it inspires me.” And so Moereels took off with his camera to capture spring in the city. “Infrared light is as invisible to the naked eye as the virus. My pictures have something surreal, they appeal to the imagination very much. The virus also makes our world a very strange place. Life in seclusion is perceived as peculiar. And yet there is so much beauty in the little things of everyday life. We can only see them if we look at them from a different angle.’Look at lars Moereels’ spring photos below. More work can be admired via Instagram.
