Known primarily for his extensive photographic works, Wolfgang Tillmans is one of the foremost artists working today to explore what it means to be human. Both the first photographer and non-British artist to claim the prestigious Turner Prize, in 2000, the artist’s work covers everything from documenting the darkest corners of Europe’s club culture to abstract material images that exist in a place somewhere between photography and sculpture.

With music being a strong influence on the artist’s entire career, a recent development saw Tillmans undertake a number of musical projects. Beginning with a 2016 EP, Device Control, a series of live musical performances running concurrently to his Tate retrospective saw the German native undertake a collaboration with Greek composer Othon. His most recent foray into music saw him delve into vocal performance during a live collaboration with British producer Oscar Powell, which headlined experimental music festival Atonal at the Kraftwerk, a converted industrial power station in Berlin.

In a new episode of Photographer’s in Focus, the artist took some time out ahead of his live vocal debut to sit down in the power station’s untouched control room to talk about the collaboration and his now-vast archive.