Alexander Binder: Allerseelen

Born on the night of Halloween in the Black Forest, Alexander Binder is one spooky self-taught photographer.

Allerseelen, a German phrase for 'all souls' which refers to the state of purgatory before redemption, is one of Binder's most beautifully sinister photographic series. He merges the boundaries between horrific uncertainty and purity, creating a warped sense of spiritual acceptance.

Image via www.alexanderbinder.de

Image via www.alexanderbinder.de

Binder’s make-shift lenses produce raw and psychedelic images with intense lens flare. He portrays mythical creatures seemingly trapped in a state of limbo, questioning mortality and afterlife.

In an interview with Dazed Digital, the artist revealed that any props or masks were also self-made and that his models are friends or family. Alexander Binder is clearly an artist with an important personal connection with his work, his imagination exuding from his prints.