Echoing the deserted arctic tundra and disguised concrete rebel bases of the opening scenes of Star Wars: A New Hope (at least in our minds), the latest series Concrete Monuments by photographer Jan Erik Waider is very much a documentation of the otherworldly. Shot around a dam project at the edge of a rural lake in frozen Norway, the monolithic concrete structures that pepper the images are a haunting presence straight out of some imagined sci-fi universe. As the weather changes, the structures take on a new symmetry as snow is added and removed to distort the monochromatic scenes. An indistinguishable blend of function and aesthetic form, the haunting, concrete monuments are a study in thoughtful beauty, possessing ambiguous purpose.
A fine art and commercial photographer, Jan Erik Waider is based in Hamburg, Germany. See more of his work here and on Instagram.
Images © Jan Erik Waider