Samsa Obair-ealain Dhealbhan-camara by Florian W. Mueller

Samsa Obair-ealain Dhealbhan-camara by Florian W. Mueller is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Òir A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Dealbhadaireachd agus Atharrachadh Dhealbhan Competition Category.

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Samsa Obair-ealain Dhealbhan-camara

by Florian W. Mueller

Client: Florian W. Mueller Photography

Duais Òir A' Design Award Winner in Dealbhadaireachd Category

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The Design

About Samsa Obair-ealain Dhealbhan-camara

'S e obair-ealain dhealbhan-camara a th' ann an Samsa bhon t-sreath Neglect. Tha an t-sreath a' sealltainn shampallan gleidhte de bhiastagan, a' mhòr-chuid dhiubh a chaidh à bith no a tha ann an cunnart mòr a dhol à bith. Chaidh na h-ìomhaighean a chruthachadh le siostam camara didseatach agus lionsa macro 105mm. Chaidh gleus ioma-losgaidh a chleachdadh gus faidhlichean glè mhòr de 185 megapixel a chruthachadh. Chaidh stiùidio beag air mullach bùird a thogail gus am b' urrainnear na sampallan brisg a thogail cha mhòr gun a bhith gan làimhseachadh idir. Tha na clò-bhualaidhean air an dèanamh ann an dà mheud agus ann an eagranan cuibhrichte. 'S e an t-amas bòidhchead neo-àbhaisteach nam biastagan a nochdadh agus aire a tharraing gu dol à bith nam biastagan.

The Recognition

About the Duais Òir A' Design Award

Tha Samsa Obair-ealain Dhealbhan-camara air Duais Òir A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh anabarrach urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, mìorbhaileach agus sònraichte. Tha buannaichean Òir nan cruthachaidhean anabarrach ùr-ghnàthach, làn lèirsinn agus drùidhteach a nochdas gèinidh, gliocas agus comas an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Samsa Obair-ealain Dhealbhan-camara na innleachd a gheibh moladh mòr, a stèidhicheas gluasadan agus mòr-chuimhneachain a bheir luach nach fhacas riamh roimhe. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Òir A' Design Award na phròiseact sònraichte, urramach a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais gu mòr. Bidh Samsa Obair-ealain Dhealbhan-camara a' cruthachadh faireachdainnean làidir miann, a' dùsgadh dealas, a' brosnachadh cruthachalachd agus a' glacadh sinn.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.”
Franz Kafka

Part of the collection NEGLECT, photographed specimens of animals, most of which are extinct or critically endangered.
I want to show a little bit of the sometimes bizarre beauty of the insects, so that the viewer might see them with different eyes.
Because insect extinction is very real and not a made-up story.
Dimensions & Packaging: Different artworks in two sizes in the end: 80 x 60cm and 120 x 90 cm. All available in strictly limited editions of 10/5 pieces.
Tags: photography, macor, insects, bugs, nature, animals, creatures, colors, fine art, artwork
Production Technology: Digital photography with the Leica SL2 system and a 105mm Macro lens.
The photographer used the "Multishot" function of the Leica System to produce giant 185 megapixel pictures of these little creatures.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to invent a small table-top-studio situation to photograph the little very fragile prepared insects. The photographer wanted to touch them as little as possible because the preparations are very fragile.
Inspiration: Insect extinction is very real and not a made-up story.
And these little creatures do not have a loud lobby.
The photographer wants to show a little bit of the sometimes bizarre beauty of the insects, so that the viewer might see them with different eyes.
Florian W. Mueller worked before with the Senckenberg Institute on a project about mammals.
Project Duration: The planning took about half a year, in total it was four days on site to photograph. The post production took another two weeks.
Operation Flow: The photographer asked for the permission to photograph these sometimes very rare or extinct insects in the institute in Brandenburg near Berlin in Germany. Then he got to work there with great support.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Florian W. Mueller, 2022
Team Members: Thomas Schmitt
Mandy Schroeter.
Image Credits: All pictures:
Prof. Dr. Thimas Schmitt, Director
Mandy Schroeter, Technical Assistant Coleoptera & Digitization