Kia EV4 Automotive Photography at Myök

Kia EV4 Automotive Photography at Myök

For this Kia EV4 automotive photography series, I photographed the EV4 at Myök, a contemporary bathhouse by South Korean studio Byarchitecture in Gyeonggi Province. The project brought together automotive and architectural photography within a setting defined by exposed concrete, stone, timber and the surrounding forest.

Myök combines elements of Finnish sauna culture with Korean communal bathing traditions. Its restrained material palette and relationship with the landscape created a strong environment for photographing the EV4. Rather than separating the car from the architecture, I approached the series as a dialogue between the two.

The resulting series explores the relationship between automotive design, contemporary Korean architecture and landscape. For me as a photographer, the location offered an opportunity to work with both the precise geometry of the architecture and the less predictable qualities of weather, vegetation, mist, reflections and natural light.

PHOTOGRAPHER

NILS CLAUSS

CLIENT

KIA

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DEZEEN

BY ARCHITECTURE

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Misty forest landscape surrounding Myök at blue hour

Kia EV4 framed by concrete walls and natural stone at Myök

Kia EV4 framed by Myök concrete architecture and forest landscape

Myök concrete architecture and stone courtyard at sunrise

Steam rising from a hot bath in sunlight at Myök

Kia EV4 framed by Myök concrete architecture and dense forest

Sunlit concrete walls and stone garden at Myök bathhouse

Front view of Kia EV4 surrounded by dense forest at Myök

Myök concrete architecture and stone garden in sunlight

Myök concrete architecture against misty mountains at sunrise

Trees reflected across glass and concrete at Myök bathhouse

Myök concrete architecture with timber column and landscaped courtyard

Kia EV4 side mirror reflecting blue sky and clouds

Sunlight patterns across concrete walls and timber beams at Myök

Linear shadows from timber beams across concrete walls at Myök

Close-up of Kia EV4 side mirror and sculpted bodywork at Myök

Kia EV4 beside Myök concrete architecture surrounded by forest

Myök interior overlooking concrete courtyard and surrounding forest

Concrete wall and forest reflected in glass at Myök bathhouse

Front view of Kia EV4 beside Myök concrete architecture and forest

Sunlit wild grasses in the landscape surrounding Myök

Tree reflections and shadows across glass and concrete at Myök

Minimal concrete interior with sculptural furniture at Myök

Myök concrete architecture emerging through morning mist

Myök concrete architecture and landscaped courtyard at blue hour

Myök Korean bathhouse illuminated at blue hour in Gyeonggi Province

Kia EV4 framed by Myök concrete architecture and forest at blue hour