Nature Under Threat - 2021 - 2022
by Henri Blommers
- Printed in France
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Technique: photography
Exhibition available in 2 formats for outdoor use and 1 format for indoor use.
"More than 180,000 species of plants and animals exist in France and its overseas territories, representing more than 10% of all species in the world. Some animals can only live on or from certain plants, and the more plants we lose, the more animals we lose and those who eat them.
Biodiversity works like your own body. A small injury can be compensated for, but if you start losing an arm, it will have a significant impact on your life: at some point, you have reached the limit.
The problem is that we see nothing coming and we continue to artificialize rivers, to use chemicals and fertilizers, to increase the influence of monoculture: the decline in biodiversity will only manifest itself in the long term.
We know what to do: reduce our use of chemicals or fertilizers, use compost instead, return streams to their natural courses, leave stones in fields, refrain from eradicating weeds, do not lay bare the soil, plant bushes next to farmland for birds...
Nature will never return to its original state. However, if we act, we can pass it on to our children in a much better condition."
In France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, Henri Blommers photographed elements (trees, plants, rocks, streams, and bodies of water, etc.) in landscapes where, without being visible, industry and intensive agriculture have profoundly disrupted ecosystems. He took samples from streams that may contain toxic components. He cooked the film in decoctions of plants found at the shooting location, invasive plants, or plants whose growth is favored by climate change, such as blackberries and nettles.
To make the danger visible, he sprayed the developed film with chemicals as common as car antifreeze, weed killer, and lawn fertilizer.
• Outdoors: choose locations where people take a walk and/or where there is a lot of foot traffic: in the centre of the town, near a school, in a public garden or along a walking trail... And if possible, on flat ground!
• Indoors: reception hall, office, waiting room, dining room, meeting room - choose the best-lit space.
CAUTION: If the space where you are displaying the exhibition is slightly damp, we recommend purchasing eight simple frames of the same size (50 x 70 cm) to protect the prints.
The papers we have chosen for printing our exhibitions meet two essential criteria, among others: beautiful colour rendering and durability.
• Exhibitions intended for outdoor display are printed on high-quality 130gsm blue-backed paper.
• For exhibitions intended for indoor display, we have chosen a 550gsm semi-rigid paper to which we attach a simple hanging system. These panels can therefore be hung on a single nail or framed if they are to be displayed in a slightly damp location.
For outdoor displays, our poster formats have been chosen to best suit “election” billboards:
• Large outdoor format (84 x 119 cm) for maximum impact. With one poster per billboard, you will need eight in total.
• Small outdoor format (63 x 93 cm) so that two posters can be placed on the same billboard... meaning you only need to install four billboards.
• Indoor exhibition (50 x 70 cm): 8 prints to hang on 5 linear metres of free wall space.
Full view of the exhibition
Henri Blommers
Henri Blommers lives and works in Amsterdam.
A 2010 graduate of the Photo Academy, he works with a wide variety of digital and analog cameras, incorporating assemblage and collage into his practice, among other things. He claims to have a committed body of work, addressing contemporary social and environmental themes such as the impact of plastics on the environment, rising sea levels, the loss of biodiversity and the influence of digital society on our lives in bright colors and marked contrasts.
