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Karl Blossfeldt, Silphium laciniatum, Compass-plant, leaf dried on stem (magnified 5 times)
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Karl Blossfeldt, Adiantum pedatum, American maidenhair fern (magnified 8 times)
He worked as a photographer in late-nineteenth century Berlin, where he taught design at the School of Decorative Arts. His photographs are all close-ups of plant forms and features – but the negative spaces make them work.
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Karl Blossfeldt, Cucurbita, Tendrils of the pumpkin (magnified 4 times)
Thank you to Brigitta Wiederhold for introducing me to Blossfeldt's work!
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