Metal – raw black and white photography by Bastien Pons
Metal is hard, silent, and cold — yet full of memory. In this black and white photography series, Bastien Pons examines metal not as an industrial material, but as a surface of time: scratched, stained, oxidized, corroded.
Through close-up compositions and abstract framing, these images reveal the tactile beauty of decay. Rust, friction marks, dents, and flaking paint become visual landscapes, layered with history and silence. The photos don’t document machines or structures — they focus on what’s left behind, what resists, what erodes.
Stripped of color, these minimalist and abstract photographs highlight texture, grain, and light. Each image captures a suspended moment between presence and disappearance, echoing Bastien Pons’ broader work on perception, fragmentation, and materiality.
With a background in electroacoustic music, Pons treats visual surfaces like sound: full of noise, distortion, and resonance. The metal here hums quietly — not with energy, but with the ghosts of function and time.
Ideal for lovers of industrial minimalism, abstract black and white photography, and fine art textures, this series invites a slower gaze. One that listens through the eyes.