Perspective

Michael Raedecker uses materials as if to generate a classification system or hierarchies of reality, mingling improbable materials and unlikely techniques, such as laying wool in patterns and then pulling it from the half dried paint, or adding leaves run through with gold thread and embroidery. Raedecker's images of landscapes and exteriors of American bungalows evoke powerful memories of a certain kind of American film. They often radiate a slightly unsettling mood, which undoubtedly has to do with the fact that the human figure is completely absent, giving you the impression that you're looking at fragments of a story without having grasped the plot. He delights in restrained concentrations of dankness.