Dianthus # 135 (Flower Cabinet)
Photograph
2003 (photographed)
2003 (photographed)
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Barbara and Zafer Baran collaborate to make striking images of botanical specimens using digital scanning techniques and ink-jet printing. They place the specimens directly onto the scanner. Light passes through the transparent leaves and petals of the plants to reveal a luminous inner structure. These cameraless images are reminiscent of the photograms of early photographers such as William Henry Fox Talbot and Anna Atkins, made by simply placing objects between light-sensitive paper or film and a light source.
The Royal Horticultural Society commissioned the Barans in 2004 to make these botanical images to be featured on postage stamps in celebration of the society’s bicentenary.
The Royal Horticultural Society commissioned the Barans in 2004 to make these botanical images to be featured on postage stamps in celebration of the society’s bicentenary.
Object details
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| Title | Dianthus # 135 (Flower Cabinet) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | archival pigment print |
| Brief description | 'Dianthus # 135, 2003', from the series 'The Flower Cabinet', photograph by Barbara and Zafer Baran |
| Physical description | Image of dianthus chinensis ŒCorona Cherry Magic¹. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Marked 'BZB #135/03' on bottom right-hand corner and 'A/P' on bottom left. |
| Gallery label | Barbara Baran and Zafer Baran born 1956 and 1955
Dianthus # 135, 2003
2003
This print of a vivid and delicate flower against a velvety dark background was made by placing a plant directly onto a scanner plate; the light passes through the petals to produce a luminous, translucent image. It is one of a series commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Soceity for a set of postage stamps celebrating its bicentenary in 2004.
Richmond, London
Archival pigment print
From the series 'The Flower Cabinet'
Given by Barbara and Zafer Baran
V&A: E.344-2005 |
| Credit line | Given by the photographers |
| Object history | The Royal Horticultural Society commissioned the Barans to make these botanical images to be featured on postage stamps in celebration of the Society's bicentenary (1804-2004). |
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| Summary | Barbara and Zafer Baran collaborate to make striking images of botanical specimens using digital scanning techniques and ink-jet printing. They place the specimens directly onto the scanner. Light passes through the transparent leaves and petals of the plants to reveal a luminous inner structure. These cameraless images are reminiscent of the photograms of early photographers such as William Henry Fox Talbot and Anna Atkins, made by simply placing objects between light-sensitive paper or film and a light source. The Royal Horticultural Society commissioned the Barans in 2004 to make these botanical images to be featured on postage stamps in celebration of the society’s bicentenary. |
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| Accession number | E.344-2005 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2005 |
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