man made skies - Jochen Traar | Art Protects You

At the intersections of air routes in particular theyconverge into “drawings” the “thickness” of whoselines varies depending on the age of the vapor trails.The design is defined by the straight air routes that leadfrom waypoint to waypoint, the different destinations andintervals, the altitudes, which are given in even and odddepending on flight direction, and the wind activities.The ephemeral “flight companions” are an indication oflocomotion, of the fleeting present. The dissipation ordispersal of the trails goes hand in hand with thedisappearance of the airplanes. The “signature” of thehigh-tech “authors” is erased once again by the naturalatmospheric processes.Individual stages of these “Metamorphosis Pieces”(Carl Andre) have been documented in the photographsof the man made skies series by ART PROTECTS YOU.The transcription of the real, oversized drawing intophotography gives rise to congruencies andR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .