Using Chlorophyll as a Photographic Medium

Contemporary artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey use grass to make photographic images. The Artsadmin website suggests: "Processes of germination, growth, and decay shape and influence much of Ackroyd & Harvey's work, frequently reflecting both scientific and architectural concerns."

Links:

Chlorophyll as a Photographic Medium - this site features some of the artwork and explains how discovery of a grass that remains green longer than normal due to a missing enzyme has allowed the works to be less fleeting.
Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey - this Artsadmin page profiles the artists and their upcoming exhibitions. Nothing scheduled for Vancouver, sadly.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 2:54 AM on December 2, 2003

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