Asger Carlsen: From Crime-Photography to Mutilated, Disfigured Human Form
USA – Asger Carlsen is a well-known Danish artist who started his career as a crime scene photographer. After his stint as a crime scene photographer, he moved to the advertisement world and then to New York City almost a decade ago. Later on he ventured into a medium called human-sculptural photography that brought him much acclaim. His images consist of mutilated, disfigured and distorted human forms with a typical obscure quality to them. He has collaborated with photographers like Roger Ballen and media entities like Esquire and New York Times. Carlsen has also authored and co-authored books based on his work. Presently he lives and works from his studio in Chinatown in the New York City. What is the inspiration behind your human-sculptural photography? In one of your interviews you’ve mentioned that “style” is very important and also that you were inspired by Andreas Gursky, a German landscape photographer, at the beginning of your career. Gursky was a long time back thing. I believe I said it in relation to explaining where I came from and what I used to do. It’s been a long creative journey for me. I came from a professional photography world as you …
