[Hiver 2005-2006]
Claudia Fährenkemper, Wing and wingcovers of a beetle (300x), 1996, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Head of a bug (30x), 2003, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Wing of a Fly (500x), 2002, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 57 x 46 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Abdomen of a beetle (detail, 800x), 1996, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 57 x 46 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Leg Joint of an Ant (800x), 1997, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 57 x 46 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Sensitory hair of a beetle (3000x), 1996, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 57 x 46 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Feeler of a beetle (500x), 1991, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 57 x 46 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Mandibles of an ant (500x), 1997, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Neckplate of a Beetle (detail, 300x), 1996, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 57 x 46 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Beetle (40x), 1996, from the series Imago, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm, collection: National Gallery of Canada. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper , Sodium Chloride (1000x), 2002, from the series Habitus, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper , Sodium Chloride (1000x), 2002, from the series Habitus, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 80 x 100 cm. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Sodium Chloride (400x), 2002, from the series Habitus, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm.© Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper , Ascorbic Acid (400x), 2002, from the series Habitus, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper , Bupivacaine Hydrochloride (400x), 2003, from the series Habitus, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper , Sodium Chloride (500x), 2003, from the series Habitus, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 80 x 100 cm. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper , Sodium Chloride (600x), 2002, 80 x 100 cm, from the series Habitus, silver prints on fibre-based paper. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Ascorbic Acid (500x), 2002, from the series Habitus, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 42 x 53 cm. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Radiolaria (500x), 2005, from the series Planktos, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20 x 25 cm. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Diatom (800x), 2005, from the series Planktos, silver prints on fibre-based paper, silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20 x 25 cm. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Claudia Fährenkemper, Radiolaria (600x), 2005, from the series Planktos, 20 x 25 cm, silver prints on fibre-based paper. © Claudia Fährenkemper
Résumé
Les microphotographies en noir et blanc de l’Allemande Claudia Fährenkemper expriment avec force le besoin séculaire de savoir ce qui se trouve sous la surface des choses et de voir ce qui échappe à l’œil nu. Chacune des séries publiées ici, Imago, Habitus et Planktos, décrit un nouveau territoire visuel, allant de simples objets suspendus à de complexes structures entrecroisées qui évoquent les paysages ou l’architecture de science-fiction. Cet article situe le travail de l’artiste dans l’histoire de la photographie au XXe siècle et dans l’évolution de la microphotographie comme discipline artistique, depuis Ernst Haeckel et ses dessins de diatomées à la fin du XIXe siècle.