If you have never seen the shadow sculptures of Tim Noble and Sue Webster, it’s time you did. By casting light on grotesque assemblages (or “anti-monuments“) of random trash, scrap metal, and even taxidermied animals, this British collaborative duo creates inkblots of ordinary life; things you might perceive are romantic standoffs, wasted youth, and copulating […]
Category: Shadow Art
Casting Tattoos From Plant Shadows With Tedd Hucks
“I love giving praise to the overlooked life forms that ask for nothing,” he tells me. “The plants are never picked or cut; they are left to grow, one of my personal rules.” Botanical silhouette tattoos are the focus of Tedd Hucks’ newest art series. In the hours before day turns to dusk, he snaps […]
Patterns of Sorrow in the Photography of Misha Gordin
Misha Gordin is a conceptual photographer born in Latvia during the Soviet occupation. Over the course of several decades, Gordin has produced stunning images using shadows, shapes, and crowds, distilling the gamut of human experience into a single, piercing moment. Recurring themes include fear and alienation, resistance and collapse, the struggle for identity in a […]
Bedazzling Shadow Art by Fred Eerdekens
Fred Eerdekens is a poetic sculptor that bends metal wires into abstract shapes and then projects light over them to form actual words—messages on walls. It is all about “how language and words correlate with regard to objects,” [1] he says. His art is complex and technical, yet in appearance looks so simple to make. […]
Shadow Portraits in Nature by Alessio Albi
Note: Contains nudity. Photographer Alessio Albi looks to the contrasts and beauty of the natural world for his series of conceptual portraits. Whether it is a shadow of a leaf across a model’s face or the reflections of the water from a tranquil pool, these images are authentic and stepped in the mystery of our landscapes. […]