A large rough-textured granite boulder on a gravel surface with a cloudy sky in the background.

Eschaton

People swimming and jumping into the water from a rocky ledge. An adult is jumping off the rocks while several children are diving from the rocks, and others are swimming in the water below.
Close-up shot of a person's curly hair resting on a bed with light-colored sheets, with part of a bedside table visible in the background.
A black and white photo of a fluffy Bernese mountain dog on a leash, standing on a cobblestone street, looking back at the camera with its mouth slightly open.
Close-up of a weathered stone wall with visible cracks and rough textures.
A collection of shark heads with open mouths and sharp teeth, arranged closely together.
A red fluorescent light tube mounted on an aged, peeling wall with cracks and patches of different textures, emitting a bright red glow.
Black and white photo of two women lying close together with their eyes closed.
A close-up black and white photo of an octopus with its tentacles spread out on a rocky surface.
Three young women sitting outdoors, two in the foreground wearing sunglasses, and one in the background reading a book.
Black and white MRI scan of the human left shoulder, showing bones and muscles.
Snow-covered ground with footprints and a small creek or stream running through it, surrounded by trees and bushes.
Black-and-white photo showing a woman statue sitting on a ledge, with a dog in the garden below and shadows of tree branches on the pavement.
Black and white photo of a large pile of loose rocks with a grassy area and a wall in the background.
Black and white photo of a cat, possibly a tabby, walking on a textured surface at night.
A black and white close-up image of a textured, circular object with a small hole in the center, against a black background.
Black and white photograph of a tree with multiple branches and leaves, standing in an open landscape with a hill and other trees in the background.
A black and white photograph of a crevice with two large mossy rocks and soil in between.
A figure wrapped in a large piece of crumpled cloth or fabric standing outdoors at night, silhouetted against a dark background with a lighter sky.
A framed pair of children's boots with a bow on top and a checkered pattern, placed on a mosaic tiled surface with dirt or debris.
Black and white photo of a smiling man with a missing tooth, wearing a sleeveless shirt, sitting outdoors with a boat in the background.
A shoe partially buried in sand with a notable tear or damage and an ankle strap.
Black and white photo of a person sitting on the ground with legs spread apart, wearing a dress with floral embroidery. Two small hands are visible in the foreground, reaching towards the person's lap.
A black and white image of a rotary cake cutter with a cake inside, placed on a wooden surface.
Black and white photo of a young woman with a floral headpiece and tulle veil, with a calm expression and open eyes.
Close-up of a large, old tree with textured, twisting bark and dense branches overhead.
Black and white photo of a rocky hillside with a tree at the top right.
A person with a shaved head wearing a hoodie and jacket looking at tangled wires in a dark outdoor setting during sunset or sunrise.
Black and white photo of tall flowering plants with small flowers at the top, surrounded by grass and bushes in the dark.
A black and white photo of an outdoor scene at night featuring a fallen tree trunk in the foreground, grass, and a wire fence with wooden posts in the background.
Black and white photo of a seagull flying low over rocky shoreline.
A silhouette of a person standing on a rocky beach with a large rock formation in the background, under a cloudy sky.

I did not plan ESCHATON. It emerged over time, as images made across different places and years began to speak to one another.

For more than fifteen years, I had been photographing landscapes, bodies, places and fragments of everyday life. Each series followed its own path. Gradually, connections appeared. The images began to form a larger whole, charged with a feeling I had sensed long before I could name it: that something irreversible was approaching.

ESCHATON brings these separate bodies of work together. It is not a retrospective, but an ongoing attempt to understand what the images have been telling me.

The word points towards an end, but the photographs do not announce an apocalypse. They remain with what is still here: vulnerable bodies, traces of life, fragments of a world whose future can no longer be taken for granted.

Prints available. • Contact for exhibitions and acquisitions • Preselection Athens Photofestival 2024

Prints & exhibition copies Available as limited editions: 40 × 50 cm and 50 × 70 cm. Piezography carbon inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308g. Signed and numbered. Exhibition loans available on request. → matthias.koch@pm.me

Eschaton I — 40 x50 - Ed. 12 Eschaton I — 40 x50 - Ed. 12
Eschaton I — 40 x50 - Ed. 12
€350.00

Collector Print — 40 × 50 cm

Piezography Pro Carbon on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta 315 gsm

The print measures 30 × 45 cm, presented in a 40 × 50 cm format

Authenticity

Limited edition of 12. Signed, ArtTrust certificate of authenticity.