AIRSHIP
Airship chronicles the 2005 expedition of aeronaut Dr. Graham Dorrington and his wondrous flying machine, in Guyana. Ostensibly built to silently explore jungle canopies for scientific understanding, Dorrington’s ship is a beautiful and profound expression of the longing to fly, following from Leonardo da Vinci, Brescian monk Francesco de Lana-Terzi, and countless other scientists, engineers, and artists who have dreamed of flight. The photographs were created during the filming of Werner Herzog’s documentary of the undertaking, The White Diamond.
MEDIUM: Silver gelatin analog prints (Labrador enlarger, APO lens)
from Pyrogallol developed negatives (35 mm, 120), photographs taken with Hasselblad X-Pan, Leica M6, Fuji 6x8 and 6x7
printed on FOMA paper, sheet size: 16 x 20, archival washed, split toned (gold & selenium)
Title: Portrait of an Airship / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Airship & Boats / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Black Diamond / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Airship in Self-Reflection / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Ferns / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Deflated / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: In Between / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Airship Above the Canope / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Floating / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Airship Submerged / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Airship & Twigs / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Airship Departing / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Klauss and Graham / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Blue Sky / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: inkjet print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Swifts / Location (and date): Guyana (2005) / Medium: inkjet print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog