Tapetum lucidum
by Anne Zimmermann
- Printed in France
* UNE RÉDUCTION DE 15% s'applique aux communes de moins de 5 000 habitants.Contactez-nous pour bénéficier de cette remise.
* POUR TOUTES LES COMMUNES, une réduction de 10% s'applique automatiquement à partir de 3 expositions commandées.
Exhibition available in 2 formats for outdoor use and 1 format for indoor use.
The day is surface,
Impermeable.
The night is deep,
Permeable.
Black air.
Black earth.
Black trees.
Pet peeves.
My black body.
No color
do not separate us.
"In the forest, I took a series of photos that simultaneously show those who share this space. The photos were taken exclusively using camera traps. These devices capture the animals passing through for a month. Then, the same camera in the same place captures my passage.
All the photos are taken at night. Because at night, animal activity is denser. Because at night, when I go to the shooting locations, I am afraid, I jump at the slightest noise and feel the anxiety of the prey. Because at night, my cameras operate with black light which homogenizes the lighting and causes reflection of the eyes (called Tapetum Lucidum). A very limited digital manipulation erases the time difference between our passages. This series shows that the forest is a common space and that interactions are permanent. It questions the interspecific relationship and invites us to leave a logic of predation to point out that we live in symbiosis. At the very least, to admit that in this place, I am no more legitimate than a deer.
• 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
Anne Zimmermann
Born in 1973, with a Masters in Visual Arts from the University of Strasbourg, Anne Zimmermann combines different practices: photography, writing, video, ceramics and performance.
