16th Century Monster
“In the year 1547, at Cracovia, a very strange monster was born, which lived three days; his head did somewhat resemble the shape of man's, but his eyes flamed like fire; his nose was long and hooked like the shin-bone of a leg, or the trunk of an elephant, in the joints of his members, near the shoulders, upon the elbows and the knees, there appeared dogs heads; his hands and feet were like unto the feet of a ghoul; he had two eyes above his navel; a tail behind like a beasts, having a hook at the end.”
– Jakob Rueff, “The Expert Midwife or An Excellent and Most Necessary Treaty on the Generation and Birth of Man,” 1637
Details:
• Cyanotype on fabric
• Framed in a 4 inch wood embroidery hoop
Cyanotype is a photographic process invented in 1842. Non-toxic, light-sensitive solution is brushed on paper or fabric. Negatives or objects are placed on the paper and then exposed in the sun. The paper is then rinsed with water, resulting in a distinctive blue image. The results vary depending on the exposure time and the conditions of the day.
I try to photograph the colors as accurately as possible, but they may appear differently due to the color calibration of your device or monitor.
“In the year 1547, at Cracovia, a very strange monster was born, which lived three days; his head did somewhat resemble the shape of man's, but his eyes flamed like fire; his nose was long and hooked like the shin-bone of a leg, or the trunk of an elephant, in the joints of his members, near the shoulders, upon the elbows and the knees, there appeared dogs heads; his hands and feet were like unto the feet of a ghoul; he had two eyes above his navel; a tail behind like a beasts, having a hook at the end.”
– Jakob Rueff, “The Expert Midwife or An Excellent and Most Necessary Treaty on the Generation and Birth of Man,” 1637
Details:
• Cyanotype on fabric
• Framed in a 4 inch wood embroidery hoop
Cyanotype is a photographic process invented in 1842. Non-toxic, light-sensitive solution is brushed on paper or fabric. Negatives or objects are placed on the paper and then exposed in the sun. The paper is then rinsed with water, resulting in a distinctive blue image. The results vary depending on the exposure time and the conditions of the day.
I try to photograph the colors as accurately as possible, but they may appear differently due to the color calibration of your device or monitor.
“In the year 1547, at Cracovia, a very strange monster was born, which lived three days; his head did somewhat resemble the shape of man's, but his eyes flamed like fire; his nose was long and hooked like the shin-bone of a leg, or the trunk of an elephant, in the joints of his members, near the shoulders, upon the elbows and the knees, there appeared dogs heads; his hands and feet were like unto the feet of a ghoul; he had two eyes above his navel; a tail behind like a beasts, having a hook at the end.”
– Jakob Rueff, “The Expert Midwife or An Excellent and Most Necessary Treaty on the Generation and Birth of Man,” 1637
Details:
• Cyanotype on fabric
• Framed in a 4 inch wood embroidery hoop
Cyanotype is a photographic process invented in 1842. Non-toxic, light-sensitive solution is brushed on paper or fabric. Negatives or objects are placed on the paper and then exposed in the sun. The paper is then rinsed with water, resulting in a distinctive blue image. The results vary depending on the exposure time and the conditions of the day.
I try to photograph the colors as accurately as possible, but they may appear differently due to the color calibration of your device or monitor.