Roland Regner: Arché

Abstract

In his second w/k interview, Roland Regner begins by explaining the concept of his Arché work cycle and the series that it consists of. He goes on to talk about the work processes used in three of these series. The transformations create abstract images from the colour information of the original photograph, whereby an objective criteria is used to decide when the transformation is complete. Further topics of discussion are: the cooperation with scientists and technicians, the “content before aesthetics” principle, the selection process of photos for an exhibition, mistaking the transformed photos for paintings, current projects and future plans. In the appendix, Regner answers questions that arose in the context of the peer review.