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“If you want to move people, then use nature or art.” — Helmut Weyh

When viewing the works of Linus von Moos, one may get the impression that the artist has truly internalized Helmut Weyh’s quote. Yet in his images, von Moos has not only brought together the two “driving forces” of nature and art in an almost symbiotic way; he also consciously “moves” on two levels, both emotionally and physically.

The physical act, the joy of movement, and the accompanying experience of nature play an essential role in his compositions. Nature becomes, in the truest sense of the word, a playground; the terrain turns into an obstacle course, a place to let off steam and move freely.

At the same time, nature is also a refuge of calm—a retreat from the hectic pace of everyday life, a place to recharge and pause. What may initially sound contradictory makes perfect sense upon closer inspection. The interplay between adrenaline-filled moments and phases of calm and concentration does not take place solely in nature itself.

Von Moos knows this feeling well when he chooses to capture precisely these moments. It is a conscious process of slowing down, running counter to today’s trend of capturing everything “instantly.” This self-reflection brings us to Goethe, who once said, “Every moment is of infinite value.” And von Moos’s works could not reflect this idea more clearly.