Photographer Robert Voit takes pictures of trees. Or does he? Glancing at his series New Trees, it seems self-evident that he is a man with a keen eye for the arboreal, but take a closer look and all is not as it seems. In fact, these majestic conifers, sand blasted cacti and beachside palms are technology in disguise. Formed from plastic, fibreglass and steel, these unnatural masqueraders are mobile phone antennae, constructed to blend in with the landscape much in the same way as our mobile phones have become a integral, almost unnoticed part of our lives. Voit has tracked down variations of these interlopers all over the world, from America to South Africa and Europe, and brought them together in a beautiful book published by Steidl. Here we present our favourites, to hopefully flip your Monday from gloomy to cheerful.Â
Happy Monday! #anotherhappymonday
