Bartholomaus Traubeck is a German artist born in 1987. He explores patterns within nature and creates inspiring installations. In this exclusive interview Bartholomaus talks all about his beautiful artwork – specifically the musical piece, “Years”.
Bartholomaus spoke to Stuart Russell B.E.M in February 2015.
Can you describe your work, what interests you creatively? I look into the inner workings of things, be it media, music or natural phenomena. Trying to understand patterns, concepts, ideas and how things are formed through their contexts is what interests me most.
Your work seems to mix technology and nature perfectly, what is it about this mix that captivates you? I think this dichotomy we tend to use is not the only model to think about the concepts of nature and technology. The lines blur the closer you look at them. How much of the human is natural anymore? Which parts of ‘nature’ are technology-influenced? We tend to think of people herding cattle in some alpine sheds as archaic and natural. But cows are actually a very recent introduction to the alpine landscape. I like how everything is evolving all the time and how you can easily break apart these concepts of what is natural, and what is labelled technology.
There is almost a scientific element to your work, do you enjoy experimentation? Yes I do. It is an integral part of my practice. First I develop a sort of thesis for my works and then I try to prove them through experiments.