Outside Inside - Regine Ramseier

Regine Ramseier is a German artist that works mostly with instillations, the image to the left is one of her instillation pieces. It consists of 2000 dandelion flowers suspend from the celling to create a surreal landscape where by she brings the outside inside. I really enjoy this work, its interesting and works well with in the space that she chose to construct it. As an instillation this would have required continuous upkeep to make sure that the space that the dandelions in habited was kept clean and inviting much like a garden should be. 

Rita Soromenho

Source Magazine 

Issue 62 

Page 25

Peripatetic (2007) - Rita Soromenho 

The series of images by Soromenho titled Peripatetic is a series of images that looks at collections and bouquets of flowers. Flowers were used through out history, in the west they were used purely for their decorative appearance. In the 17th century flowers were soon painted, this soon became a genre. During the  Victorian  era botanical life grew and the Victorians almost became the known 'Cult of flowers' Flowers were soon used as a way to brighten up the home, the home being a place of the feminine touches. Flowers began to appear on pillows, furniture, walls, carpets and clothes. At this very same time photography was being developed by Henry Fox-Talbot in the form of photogrmas, this then changed the way that flowers were represented.  

Anna Atkin was another at this time that was making images of flowers with out the use of a camera, her work was based around cyanotypes. This again gave the flowers a new face.  

Soromenho is tiring to understand the complex meaning behind flowers through out culture. Her series is about a journey as well as being inspired by early photographic works on flowers. Each of her images in a way, encapsulates the idea of revelations of the urban space. The idea that with in a concreter jungle there can be natural life. This is reflected in the plants that Soromenho collects for her images. These 'flowers' are more often then not classed as weeds. Her work posses no orchids, lilies or roses, the kinds that you would expect to find in a painting. 

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