Jack Kruf © (2022) December Forest [digital caption]. Breda: private collection.
The forest at this time of the year seems to come to a standstill, leading to fascinating colour palettes. The whole forest ecosystem is in fact in full preparation for the year to come. Here the beautiful browns and yellows of the eagle fern (Pteridium aquilinum L.) at an open place in the forest.
© Jack Kruf (2019) Track & Trace [fine art print]. Breda: Open end edition.
The streets of the city are full of signs to tell us how to navigate and where to find essential elements of the architecture how we build our communities, especially here about how to track and trace the gas pipeline. It is almost a peace of art.
Well, step back 1,3 meter from the wall and step 40 cm to the right. If you want to visit this part of the underground world of the city – for reason of maintenance or development – dig here and find the gas pipeline, which connects this house to the world wide web. Smart it is. Art too.
I caught this two traits of humanity into this one image. I thought a lot of it actually how to express my thoughts in this strangely destructed part of the forest. Tears came into my eyes, to see a bunch of beeches been cut off in this way. I asked myself, as ecologist, forester, walker, human being: why?
© Jack Kruf (2021) One image, two traits [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
There are cities where even the name is inclusive to its brand and gestalt. The city of Bath, Somerset, is famous for its well preserved Roman baths, which were built around 60 AD. It is a place of spa, still.
© Jack Kruf (2020) A bath in Bath [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
