Produkt
KlappentextFor seven years, photographer and artist Lena Herzog followed the evolution of a new kinetic species. Intricate as insects but with bursts of equine energy, the Strandbeests, or beach creatures, are the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen, who has been working for nearly two decades to generate these new life-forms that move, and even survive, on their own.Set to roam the beaches of Holland, the Strandbeests pick up the wind in their gossamer wings and spring, as if by metamorphosis, into action. As if it were blood, not the breeze, running through their delicate forms, they quiver, cavort, and trot against the sun and sea, pausing to change direction if they sense loose sand or water that might destabilize their movement.Coinciding with a traveling exhibition, Herzog´s photographic tribute captures Jansen´s menagerie in a meditative black and white, showcasing Jansen´s imaginative vision, as well as the compelling intersection of animate and inanimate in his creatures. The result is a work of art in its own right and a mesmerizing encounter not only with a very surrealist brand of marvelous, but also with whole new ideas of existence.
ZusammenfassungSieben Jahre lang hat die Fotografin und Künstlerin Lena Herzog die Evolution einer neuen, kinetischen Spezies begleitet. Komplex wie Insekten, aber so energiegeladen wie Pferde, sind die "Strandbeests", die "Strandgeschöpfe", das mit Leidenschaft betriebene Projekt des Künstlers Theo Jansen. Seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten arbeitet er an der Erschaffung dieser neuen Lebensform, die sich aus eigener Kraft bewegen und sogar überleben kann.
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ISBN/GTIN978-3-8365-4849-6
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2014
Erscheinungsdatum22.11.2014
SpracheDeutsch
Gewicht3405 g
Illustrationenm. zahlr. Abb.
Artikel-Nr.32708705
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GenreKunst/Architektur