{"id":18042,"date":"2023-01-10T14:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T13:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=98558"},"modified":"2023-01-10T16:35:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:35:13","slug":"new-botanical-artworks-by-sandra-kantanen-unveiled-at-london-art-fair-2023","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/new-botanical-artworks-by-sandra-kantanen-unveiled-at-london-art-fair-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"New botanical artworks by Sandra Kantanen unveiled at London Art Fair 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daisy Bowie-Sell\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 10 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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New botanical artworks will be on display at this year\u2019s London Art Fair<\/a>, which takes place this month.<\/p>\n

Finnish-born artist Sandra Kantanen will be unveiled by Purdy Gallery at LAF for the first time. Herbarium<\/em> presents familiar and exotic plants with microscopic precision, revealing the intricacy and delicacy of nature\u2019s structures.<\/p>\n

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Lace fern (asparagus setaceus<\/em>) 2022 by Sandra Kantanen<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 Sandra Kantanen<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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The plants are photographed with a scanner and the resulting images are processed to a size that makes the smallest details stand out. The almost unnatural precision of the images manages to uncover something about the structure of nature.<\/p>\n

Kantanen explains: \u2018I built a miniature studio on top of a large flatbed scanner, where I photographed various plants. I collected the plants from nature, gardens and flower shops.<\/p>\n

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Bishop\u00b4s weed, (visnaga daucoides<\/em>) 2022 by Sandra Kantanen<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 Sandra Kantanen<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u2018I have been developing this method of photography using a scanner since 2001 and have used it in previous works. My floral series Distortions<\/em> was made with the same method, but the plants were moved during exposure which creates an impression of a long exposure time and breaks down the image, creating an effect similar to paint dripping. I kept the subjects simple and still for the entire exposure, so that the plant can be examined as is. The precise details of the plants emerged as the prominent theme.<\/p>\n

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Grape hyacinth (muscari armeniacum<\/em>)2022 by Sandra Kantanen<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 Sandra Kantanen<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Kantanen mostly works with natural themes and landscapes and combines photography with painting to approach the tradition of landscape painting with new methods. She makes use of digital technology and a variety of techniques, pushing the boundaries of photography within her genre.<\/p>\n

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Clematis (clematis<\/em>) 2022 by Sandra Kantanen<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 Sandra Kantanen<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

All works are pigment prints \u2013 in two sizes 132 x 75 cm, Edition of 3 54.5 x 31.8 cm, Edition of 10.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The London Art Fair take place 18 \u2013 22 January 2023 at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St, London N1 0QH.\u00a0 Full ticket types and prices at: www.londonartfair.co.uk\/tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

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