Observations

Dates

2017 - 2017
Author

Dan Frisk Petersen
Topics Documentary
Location Denmark

I am a 29 year old photographer living in Copenhagen. I have been working freelance since last year. My work centers around the documentary aspects of photography, exploring places people or scenarios unfamiliar to most but rooted in daily life.

This series is made in Copenhagen, 2017. With the project, a universe unfamiliar to most people is created around the things we use the most in our daily lives. On every image some sort of technology is showcased. Technology that plays an instrumental role in Copenhagen´s infrastructure. I made the project to find out what keeps the big wheels of society turning, and to showcase how depended mankind has become on technology.

Its made using medium format film.

he brain of Copenhagen Main Station. All signals goes through the wires. This room controls what train enters the station and when. November - 2017.

Main control room of Avedøre Power Plant. The plant is located just south of Copenhagen. From here they control the production of heat and electricity for the entire city. November - 2017.

The guardian of the ovens at Avedøre Powerplant. Located 0.5km from the main control room, the plants two major ovens run 24 hours a day. The temperature within the oven needs to be around irons melting point. To get near or into the ovens to fix a problem, a special heatproof suit needs to be worn. November - 2017.

Electrical power fuses in the basement of Copenhagen Hospital, Rigshospitalet. The main hospital in Denmark. If an electrical malfunction occurs, this is the backup power to restore all activities within the hospital. October - 2017.

Police licensplate registration. Every car leaving Copenhagen is photographed by these cameras. The police store this data for 2-3 months. In some cases years. November - 2017

Banedanmark is the company controlling the traintracks. From this room, located in a basement downtown, they control all tracks in Denmark. December - 2017

Coming metro station on Frederiksberg. In 2019 this new metro station will open doors. This is the main electricity floor, where all electricity for the trains, the escalators, elevators, light, etc. is controlled. September - 2017

Midsection between two windturbine halls at Avedøre. November - 2017

Observations by Dan Frisk Petersen

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