Ikarus
We know the legend of Icarus, whose father Daedalus built wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son to escape from the captivity of Minos on Crete. The son Icarus became overconfident, the wax melted and he fell into the sea. Despite his father’s warnings.
Again, the parallels: Despite warnings and admonitions, we spiral into ever higher and warmer and warmer climes, and the crash is not far away. Okay, maybe that’s a bit drastic and striking.
Here are photographed specimens of animals, most of whose species are extinct. For this series Dr. Martin Päckert, the head of the ornithology section of the Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, he supported me very dedicated in my work.
In painting, the “foolish” or “overconfident” person is often depicted as Icarus.
Year
2021
Client
Personal
Post
Inhouse
Credits
Leica Camera AG
Senckenberg Institute
Dr. Martin Päckert
Awards
- Finalist AOP Awards 2022
- Silver at the A’Design Awards 2022
IKARUS No. 7
IKARUS No. 7
Weißbunter Rabe /Färöer Rabe (besondere Farbmorphe der nordwestlichen Unterart Corvus corax varius)
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