Bazel Bauer

Nature once believed to exist in its untouched purity, has long been reshaped by human presence. Every intervention—whether deliberate or unintentional—leaves a mark, transforming the landscape in ways that cannot be undone. Red Lines explores these irreversible thresholds, where change becomes permanent, and there is no way back.

Continuing my exploration of intervention, I place artificial elements into natural environments, treating the landscape as both subject and canvas. These disruptions reflect not only the impact of human expansion but also echo the rhetoric of power—where "red lines" are drawn and crossed, often with devastating consequences. In geopolitics, the term has become synonymous with ultimatums, threats, and war—nothing reshapes and destroys the natural world more violently than conflict.

Through these photographic compositions, I question the boundaries between the natural and the man-made. Have we already reshaped every inch of the earth? Where do we stand in this act of perpetual transformation? Red Lines is an invitation to reflect on our role as both creators and destroyers, as we continue to redraw the fragile lines between control and chaos.