s p i r i t s
a photographic project
de Alexandra C Murphy
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À propos du livre
The photographer Alexandra Murphy is interested in documenting specimens that the museum has in both its displays as well as the unseen 'spirits' store, focusing on the uncanny nature of inanimate objects and the Freudian fear of the inanimate becoming animate.
The title of the project is a bit of word-play on the suspended life/death of the specimens as well as the strong alcoholic fluid the specimens are kept in.
The exhibition photographs are embedded in resin or pinned inside box frames, to emulate the impression of some Victorian zoologist's specimen collection.
Caractéristiques et détails
- Catégorie principale: Livres d'art et de photographie
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Format choisi: Format paysage, 25×20 cm
# de pages: 60 - Date de publication: juin 29, 2011
- Langue English
- Mots-clés alexandra, murphy, photography, specimens, museum
À propos du créateur
Alexandra is a photographic practitioner and researcher and has been teaching photography for over 20 years. She has a background in editorial photography for publication and in fine art practice having exhibited in group and solo shows in the UK, Germany and South Africa. Alexandra’s current practice-led research explores connections between photography and representations of the natural history museum collection, particularly regarding the preservational properties of print-making processes. Her work is mixed media and incorporates contemporary digital and moving image as well as traditional print processes. Alexandra’s field work explores museum collections in both the US and the UK and in her research accesses a range of cultural theories from metapsychology, museology and visuality as well as writings on nineteenth-century photography. Outputs are exhibited, published and are presented at conferences and independent exhibitions. https://acm-photo.com/