ART IN ARCHITECTURE
Photography as a spatial partner of architecture.
I develop large-format photographic works in dialogue with architecture, light, movement, and use. A work should not simply be inserted into a space. It should transform its perception and become a distinctive part of its identity.
Art in Architecture for Mobimo AG, Zurich · Development since 2012 · Large-format photographic installations for architecture and public spaces
01 · APPROACH
Art that belongs to its place.
Photographic art can create orientation, atmosphere and identity wherever architecture becomes a lived environment.
Image, scale, material and placement are developed as one spatial composition. The result is an autonomous artwork that responds to architecture without becoming decoration.
02 · APPLICATIONS
Fields of application
Corporate spaces — Representative artworks for foyers, boardrooms and work environments.
Residential developments — Site-specific concepts for shared spaces, entrances and selected interiors.
Public buildings — Photographic works for institutions, cultural buildings and places of encounter.
Existing architecture — Artistic interventions that give existing rooms a new perceptual centre.
03 · PROCESS
From first conversation to installation.
01 Context and objective — Clarify site, architecture, users, schedule and the desired spatial effect.
02 Develop the artistic concept — Select imagery or develop a site-specific photographic approach.
03 Define scale and presentation — Coordinate format, sequence, material, colour effect and placement.
04 Coordinate production — Accompany technical implementation with architecture, planning and production partners.
05 Installation and handover — Final placement in the space and documentation of the realised work.
LONG-TERM COLLABORATION
Art in Architecture for Mobimo AG, Zurich
The collaboration developed since 2012 exemplifies my approach: large-format photographic works are conceived from the architectural context and precisely developed for their spatial situation.
Planning a building or rethinking an existing space?
Send the location, planning status, available drawings or photographs, timeframe and an initial budget corridor. I will respond personally with the next useful step.
Photographic art in architecture: two realised projects
Mobimo, Zurich: bringing the neighbourhood inside
In 2012–2013 André Wagner developed a photographic wall concept for 13 entrance areas in a residential complex of 239 apartments at Pfingstweidpark. Photographs from the surroundings connect the interiors with the neighbourhood. The project account documents the photographic research, architectural plans, 3D studies and development of the presentation.
Explore the Mobimo project and its images
Boston Consulting Group, Düsseldorf: a birch forest in the office
A 10 × 5 metre photograph from the Birkenwald series, created in 2008, became part of the interior designed by Claudia de Bruyn in Düsseldorf’s Stadttor building. The project brings image, scale and interior architecture together, placing the photographic forest in dialogue with the urban panorama and the spatial concept.
The two projects illustrate different starting points: responding to a particular place or integrating an existing photographic work into an interior concept. A new project begins with the conditions of its own space.
For an explicitly conceptual exploration of private spaces, see the study of photographic art for yachts and residences. It includes labelled AI room visualisations and does not represent a realised project.
Frequently asked questions
What are examples of photographic art in architecture?
The 13 entrance areas for Mobimo in Zurich and the 10 × 5 metre Birkenwald photograph at BCG in Düsseldorf are two documented projects. The linked accounts show their respective design contexts.
Can an existing work become part of an architectural concept?
Yes. The BCG project incorporates a photograph from an existing series. At Mobimo, photographic exploration of the neighbourhood was the starting point. The appropriate approach follows the particular brief.
What information helps with an initial enquiry?
Location, use, photographs or plans, wall dimensions, lighting, schedule and an indicative budget are useful starting points for discussing imagery, scale and planning.
How much does photographic art for architecture cost?
The scope depends on imagery, size, material, planning, production and installation. These documented projects are not fixed-price offers. A quotation requires an understanding of the particular space.