Although Vietnamese artist Binh Danh works strictly with appropriated images, his photography remains distinctive and fascinating through his exclusive photographic technique. Danh’s work contemplates history, war and death, and he has developed a process of creating prints directly on leaves (chlorophyll prints). He places a negative on top of a live leaf and then the stack is placed in sunlight allowing the image to be developed on the leaf. Danh preserves the printed leaf in resin that develops into a nice three-dimensional display for the piece. Although Danh doesn’t take his own photographs for these projects, his unusual technique and the striking relationship between stark images of people and plant life create very poignant pieces. |
28/11/17
Just saw this and thought of you: Juha Arvid Helminen. Since 2008 the Finnish photographer Juha Arvid Helminen has been exploring humanity’s literal and metaphorical dark side with a photo series entitled The Invisible Empire, which explores the ways in which power, authority, and violence express themselves through fashion and visual iconography. Helminen dresses his subjects in uniforms and accessories which suggest fascist and authoritarian political movements, conservative religion and contemporary policing. Little by little just a few photographs grew into a whole narrative of humans’ incapability to learn from its mistakes throughout many centuries.” https://georgiemagazine.com/art/juha-arvid-helminen/ http://juhaarvidhelminen.com/ |
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