STRANDBEEST
Strandbeest (2007–2014) explores the lightness of wonder and the complex relationship between artists and their creations. The photographs document the breathing, kinetic sculptures of Dutch artist and inventor Theo Jansen, and their interconnectedness to the wind and water of the coast of the North Sea. The series also explores time, highlighting the tension between the timeless look of the sculptures, which is at once archaic and futuristic, and their tender fragility—their lifespan is only one year.
MEDIUM: Silver gelatin analog prints (Labrador enlarger, APO lens)
from Pyrogallol developed negatives (35 mm, 120), photographs taken with Hasselblad X-Pan, Linhof Technorama 6x17, Fuji 6x8
printed on FOMA paper, sheet size: 16 x 20, archival washed, split toned (gold & selenium)
Title: Animaris Umerus / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2009) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Animaris Siamesis & Ordis / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Theo & Idea / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2009) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Wings at Night / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: World of Pipes / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2011) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Theo Jansen / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2011) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Central Axis, Animaris Umerus / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2009) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Animaris Umerus, Side View / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2009) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Theo Jansen fixing knee joints / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Boy and Beest / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2013) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Wings Before the Storm / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2009) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Parade / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2012) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Animaris Siamesis / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Animaris Gubenare / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Tail / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Siamesis Unfurling Sails / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Beest Inside / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Theo & Siamesis / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2011) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Break / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2012) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Facing Creation / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2013) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Umerus, Onlookers, an Umbrella / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2009) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Umerus, Theo as a Comma in a Landscape / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2012) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Ichthus / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Theo & Mr. Murphy / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Return from the Beach / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2009) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Base Camp de Fuut / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2010) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Theo and the Dunes / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2012) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: Eloise & Baby Strandbeest / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2012) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: One Best Down / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2012) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog
Title: a Beest and a Woman / Location (and date): The Netherlands (2012) / Medium: gelatin silver print / Artist, Rights: © Lena Herzog