Michael Lundgren's new book, "Glass Mountain," is a visual meditation on change, perception, and the mysterious vitality of inanimate nature. In his photographs, he explores remote landscapes of the American continent—places that seem to exist beyond time.
These images depict a world where stones bear memories, the earth radiates a quiet vigilance, and nature reveals itself not as an idyllic postcard motif, but as a profound, sometimes eerie presence. In "Glass Mountain," Lundgren challenges the common notion of nature as something fixed and orderly. Instead, he invites us to see the Earth as something constantly changing—as a living organism in a perpetual process of becoming.
In his own words, the book is an exploration of the loss of an earth-centered mythology. Where humans once sought orientation in the sun, stars, and landscape, today they follow other "guiding stars." Lundgren's work is an attempt to question – and perhaps restore – this original connection to the earth.
“As humans, we once looked to the sun, the stars, and the moon as maps. We saw the planet as our home, inseparable from our own existence. We told our stories through almanacs, songlines, and paintings on the walls. But many of us now live by a different set of guides. My work is a contemplation of this shift away from an Earth-centered mythology.” — Michael Lundgren
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