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For the thesis of Arnold Roosendaal Tobias Groenland was asked to create a cover which reflects the content. The story was visualised by photographing droplets with a refracted portrait of an individual. The droplets act as fracturing, isolating, and limiting bubbles for the persona in the background. This concept visualized in a single image the main themes of the whole thesis.
Published by: Wolf Legal Publishers
Client: TNO Information and Communication Technology in Delft & Arnold Roosendaal
The Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer Der Staten Generaal) asked Tobias to pitch his ideas on the internal security of the building. Although we often think about physical security, the digital world can also be a threat we are not aware of. With the campaign called “Zeef”, the digital threat is made visible through the fears humans instinctively have for insects and “bugs”. By harnessing our innate phobias of pests, critters, infestations, and infections, the images highlight the necessity to protect oneself in the digitally connected world. Of course the digital world is an abstract place, but with child-like visualization it comes alive. In every image a question is asked to make the spectator curious. The campaign consists of a total of six images which display “bugs” in the system. The “bugs” can do harm to the organization on a digital level, which essentially can do more damage than a physical threat.
With this campaign Tobias hopes people will become aware of the fact that the digital world is here to stay, and we rely on it. Like the members of The Dutch House of Representatives, we should all be aware of the possibilities and risks this new world offers. A system is as safe as its own users.
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My work consists of abstract and industrial photography, and my main subjects revolve around themes such as digital safety, security, and awareness. Through these images I’m trying to pose questions about our blind reliance on technology.
The inspiration for my work comes from a variety of media including Twitter, Newspapers, Blogs, E-books on technology, and scifi movies. I am attempting to visualise the unseen and unknown side of this digital world, which so fundamentally influences the way we life.
To make the abstract tangible, I would like to make the viewer aware of the ways digital systems are ruling our lives and of the looming dangers of the dominance of technology. In my photography, I use unexpected objects to visualize this hidden world of codes. With my images, I aim to symbolize how our systems become more like humans while humans tend to become more like machines.
My work has been obtained by both private collectors and public institutions like The Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) in The Hague. My “Digital Awareness Campaign” was not only commissioned by the Tweede Kamer, but was selected to be included in their archives preserving fine-art prints for future generations.
Furthermore, my images have been used for book covers, websites, brochures, and campaigns.
I studied photography at The Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague where I graduated with a project called “Connected – The Age of Connectivity”, which was a visualisation of the digital world by means of plants and flowers.
My fascination for these topics, however, goes back even further to my studies at the Graphic School of Arts in Rotterdam, where I specialised in design & technology.
For my graduation there, my team-mates and I, created a video-based platform that instructed people on building their own websites. Completing this in 2006, we were one of the first to use online platforms to provide home-made, or do-it-yourself educational content signalling the now worldwide trend.
This combination of creative multimedia studies and photography laid the foundation for my unique style of photography, as well as for specificity of my topics. My independent and corporate photography are best visible in my portfolio.
I’m represented by De Beeldunie agency in Amsterdam and part of the Dutch Professional Photographers association or Dupho.
Although I’m learning every day, my roots are…
At the moment, I’m working on the following projects.