"Foxfire", 2021
Direct exposure on analogue photo paper with bioluminescent mushrooms, series unique works
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Bioluminescence of organisms still raises numerous scientific questions regarding its function. Appearing in water as glowing algae or beneath the ground we are walking on as a complex network of fungi, the beauty of this natural phenomenon is captivating.
In the work series “Foxfire” the ability of mushrooms producing light defines the center of her artistic research: Cultivated in glass carriers the mushroom’s glow is captured in an analogue photographic process. The natural green light emitted converts on the surface of the photosensitive paper into explosions of the complementary color magenta.
Following her fascination for light and experimenting with the limits of photography, Djourina investigates the possibilities of depicting various light sources and explores the options of capturing these ephemeral happenings within the medium of analogue photography.
The bioluminescence of the so-called “wood wide web” - an underground communicational network consisting of plants and fungi - unfolds its aesthetic potential which has the ability to illuminate a forest.
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1 - 2 Foxfire, 2021, direct exposure on analogue photo paper with bioluminescent mushrooms, unique works, block of 9, each 80 x 60 cm
Exhibition view, OCCURANCES OF ABUNDANCE, curated by Martina Yordanova and Günter Seyfried, Sofia Arsenal - Museum of Contemporary Art, National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2021; Exhibition photos: Yana Lozeva
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4 - 6 Foxfire, 2021, direct exposure on analogue photo paper with bioluminescent mushrooms, unique works, each 40 x 30 cm, framed with museum glas;
Exhibition view, OCCURANCES OF ABUNDANCE, Exhibition photos: Yana Lozeva
"Foxfire", 2021
Direct exposure on analogue photo paper with bioluminescent mushrooms, series unique works
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Bioluminescence of organisms still raises numerous scientific questions regarding its function. Appearing in water as glowing algae or beneath the ground we are walking on as a complex network of fungi, the beauty of this natural phenomenon is captivating.
In the work series “Foxfire” the ability of mushrooms producing light defines the center of her artistic research: Cultivated in glass carriers the mushroom’s glow is captured in an analogue photographic process. The natural green light emitted converts on the surface of the photosensitive paper into explosions of the complementary color magenta.
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Following her fascination for light and experimenting with the limits of photography, Djourina investigates the possibilities of depicting various light sources and explores the options of capturing these ephemeral happenings within the medium of analogue photography.
The bioluminescence of the so-called “wood wide web” - an underground communicational network consisting of plants and fungi - unfolds its aesthetic potential which has the ability to illuminate a forest.
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Image index
1 - 2 Foxfire, 2021, direct exposure on analogue photo paper with bioluminescent mushrooms, unique works, block of 9, each 80 x 60 cm
Exhibition view, OCCURANCES OF ABUNDANCE, curated by Martina Yordanova and Günter Seyfried, Sofia Arsenal - Museum of Contemporary Art, National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2021; Exhibition photos: Yana Lozeva
3 Detail
4 - 6 Foxfire, 2021, direct exposure on analogue photo paper with bioluminescent mushrooms, unique works, each 40 x 30 cm, framed with museum glas;
Exhibition view, OCCURANCES OF ABUNDANCE, Exhibition photos: Yana Lozeva