Armin Bardel

Erba/Herbs

searching for symbols of power & eternity amid the ruins of ancient Rome and later eras, I found myself focusing instead on the vestiges of more transient phenomena. floral ornamentation was once a major element of sculptural decoration. as living things, plants grow and decay in shorter periods than architectural monuments, intended for 1000 years, but generally lasting only a few centuries. over generations nature survives the gigantic ruins of former cultures. in the series Erba, found (fragments of) real plants are photographed to become artefacts themselves.

the photo-series is part of a larger block of works (photography, video, text, objects) conceived during a 3 month stay in Rome in Spring 2010 (www.silen.at).

 

 

Armin Bardel

http://www.arminbardel.at

 

born in 1965 in Carinthia/Austria, Armin studied agriculture, philosophy, natural & social Sciences in Vienna, Austria, as well as photography at the University of California Santa Cruz, USA, with Norman Locks, Mike Mandel and Victor Burgin (1990/1991). workshops in photography in Vienna with Johannes Faber, Seiichi Furuya and Bodo Hell (between 1986 & 1996), and in the Czech Republic with Jindrich Streit and Pavel Banka (1995). he worked in applied social research & new media. freelance artist since 2000 (photography, writing, graphics, installations). stage photography for some of Vienna's major theatres, opera companies & art-festivals, as well as portrait, documentary & environmental photography. resident artist in Budapest, Hungary (2002) and Rome, Italy (2010). exhibitions & publications (books & magazines) throughout Europe, the USA, and Asia. living & working in & around Vienna, Austria.


 

 
 
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