Thomas Demand is a photographer. However, he does not photograph the world as he finds it. Instead, he creates or recreates scenes *(when dealing with subjects that are of historical significance) using only paper and cardboard. His photographs are of the man-made worlds he manufactures: his scenes that are full of intention.
Thomas Demand started as a sculptor, but now his pieces have grown in size so much so that he can work with up to 30 assistants at one time. The camera is always set up on a tripod in front of the model being built so that the sculpture is assembled with the final product in mind.
I really, really like his work.
Space Simulator / 2003
Archive / 1995 (Modeled after Leni Riefenstahl's film archive*{Nazi Propaganda Photographer})
Kitchen / 2004 (modeled after the kitchen found in Saddam Huessein's hideaway in Tikrit, Iraq)
Clearing / 2003
Poll / 2001
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