In nature
Photographers that catch nature in different ways.
Another Language
In his first major publication, Swedish artist Mårten Lange presents a mélange of images documenting flora, fauna and natural phenomena in a signature monochrome style, developing a cryptic index of nature. With recurring shapes, patterns and textures, Lange democratises his subjects — from commonplace objects such as rocks and fish, to sublime portraits of lightning and mountainscapes – so that each picture elucidates a sense of simplicity and clarity, contrasting with the book as an enigmatic whole.
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Here Art Grows On Trees
This book traces Simryn Gill’s oeuvre. Gill’s work is softly spoken. Often employing humble materials, her works deal with the passage of time, identity and place. Edited by Catherine de Zegher, this vast monograph includes extensive documentation of Gill’s diverse practice and essays by Carol Armstrong, Lilian Chee, Ross Gibson, Kajri Jain, Brian Massumi and Michael Taussig.
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Paradeisos
Produced over a period of 12 years, Christopher Koller’s plastic camera photographs of gardens and otherwise mediated greenery forge a very different atmosphere to what one would expect from such subject matter. Warped, stretched and almost affronting in their blurred optical qualities, the images that fill Paradeisos are vivid and almost visceral in their odd beauty.
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The Photography of Nature & The Nature of Photography
A collection of six of Catalan photographer Joan Fontcuberta’s most iconic series including: Herbarium (1984) and Fauna (1987), Constellations (1993), Sputnik (1997), and Sirens (2000), an investigative project for National Geologic on the finding of the Hydropithecus (mermaid) fossils. The book is a survey of Fontcuberta’s oeuvre displaying his genius as photographer, essayist, humorist and fantasist alike.
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The River, Winter
The River, Winter traces photographer Jem Southam’s journey from late autumn through to spring along the banks of the River Exe in Devon. Shooting over five months, Southam’s images document subtle changes in the transforming landscape. Starting from this point, Southam’s practice becomes an investigation into the relationship of the landscape and psyche, documenting the change that occurs within everyday contexts. Accompanied by an essay by Richard Hamblyn.
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