New Collage — 1979-1982
Between 1979 and 1982 Balth explored the idea of collage through new perspectives in the New Collage series.
In the New Collage Balth investigates the relationship between light, time and space, the three most important elements in his work.
He photographs a piece of reflective foil on an outside wall, prints it and sticks the same piece of foil flattened over it. This creates a play between different dimensions, the sculptural form in the background and the flat surface in the foreground.
The light of the flattened piece of foil is much brighter than the soft play of light and shadow on the piece in the background. In a special way Balth connects two different moments in time; the original pieces of foil reflect an earlier reality.