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Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) anthotype by Anne Eder

“Boneyard Creature” by Anne Eder
Country: USA
Parts used: leaves
Application: Brushing (foam brush followed by hake brush)
Exposure time: 2.5 hours
Month, season and year: August 2022
Substrate: Arches Platine
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)

Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) anthotype by Anne EderSkunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) for anthotypesAmount: About 12-15 large leaves per 16 x 20 print
Extracted using: Krups blender
Thinner: Vodka
Layers: 3
Used to create image: Laser-printed OHP positive transparency

Challenges or observations: The leaves contain calcium oxalate crystals which can be extremely irritating; best to use heavy gloves to handle.

Instagram: @darcflower
Facebook: Anne Eder

Additional information:
I create large-scale sculptures out of plant and other organic material. These shamanic and feral creatures and their artefacts are components of public art installations. After the run of the exhibition, the sculptures are brought out to my “Boneyard” to decompose. I document their entropic phase and print images using a variety of historic, alternative, or experimental processes. For a long time, I have wanted to produce a series using the skunk cabbage that is abundant at the site.

My work is produced where the natural world meets the narrative impulse. In stories, we find hope that problems may be solved, and difficulties navigated.


 
 

This anthotype is part of World Anthotype Day

World Anthotype Day was started by AlternativePhotography.com in 2022. In August anthotype artists all over the world celebrate the anthotype process and send in their entries. We add them here to the database and create a reference book for each year. The purpose of the day is to build a large resource where artist can learn which pigmenets and plants that work and draw inspiration from other artists' work. The reference books can be found here:

Volume 1 is the first book in the series:
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022
Volume 1 contains 60 unique anthotype emulsions from 103 artists taking part from 31 countries.
 

Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022


Volume 2 is the second book:
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 2 – The collective research from photogaphers on World Anthotype Day 2023
Volume 2 contains 100 unique anthotype emulsions from 139 artists taking part from 31 countries.
 

Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 2 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2023


 
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