N I H I L S E N T I M E N T A L G I A,
a blog about photography by Sofia Silva
© Sam Durant, White Mirrors, from the project Scenes from the Pilgrim Story: Myths, Massacres and Monuments, 2006. Inkjet print, 42 x 36 inches. © Sam Durant, Natural History Part II, from the project Scenes from the Pilgrim Story: Myths, Massacres and Monuments, 2007. Mixed media; Dimensions vary; Photo credit: Scott Massey. excerpt of THOSE…
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© Traer Scott, Ostrich and Wild Boars, from the series Natural History © Traer Scott, Hunting Dogs, from the series Natural History Natural History is a series of completely candid, in-camera single exposure images which bring together both the living and the dead, creating allegorical narratives of our troubled co-existence with nature. Ghost-like reflections of…
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© Klaus Pichler, Untitled, from the series Skeletons in the closet, 2008-2011 © Klaus Pichler, Untitled, from the series Skeletons in the closet, 2008-2011 “It all started when I happened to catch a glimpse through a basement window of the museum of natural history one night: an office with a desk, a computer, shelves and…
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© Amy Stein, High Grass, from the series Domesticated, c.2007 © Amy Stein, Watering Hole, from the series Domesticated, c.2007 “My photographs serve as modern dioramas of our new natural history. Within these scenes I explore our paradoxical relationship with the “wild” and how our conflicting impulses continue to evolve and alter the…
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