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Elmar Laubender
Switzerland
Artist highlights
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Printing : Digital on Plexiglas , Alu-Dibond under plexiglas
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 39.4x59.1in
- Edition : All editions sold (10 / 10)
- Artist's proof : 10
About this artwork
This fine-art underwater macro photograph shows a plume worm (Sabellidae) in a moment of retreat: the normally fan-shaped mandible is contracted and closed, as if the creature were folding back in on itself. In the reduced tonal range and against the dark background, a sculptural effect is created – a bundle of the finest "feathers" that resembles a floating flower or a folded wing.
The lines, repetitions, and fine hairs form a graphic choreography… of tranquility and protection. The motif moves between nature study and abstraction, inviting the viewer to perceive the silent mechanisms of the ocean: retreat, sensitivity, and the fragile elegance of a creature that can change its form in a fraction of a second.
The lines, repetitions, and fine hairs form a graphic choreography… of tranquility and protection. The motif moves between nature study and abstraction, inviting the viewer to perceive the silent mechanisms of the ocean: retreat, sensitivity, and the fragile elegance of a creature that can change its form in a fraction of a second.
Elmar Laubender
Switzerland
Credentials
- Works on commission
Elmar Laubender is a fine art photographer who has been exploring underwater worlds around the globe for over 30 years, translating his fascination into artistic works. He consciously works with manual camera techniques and shapes his visual language through precise composition, reduction, and formal condensation – in close-up shots that are sometimes abstract and often painterly in their effect.
Depending on the underwater situation, depth, and available light, he uses natural lighting, supplemented by flash or continuous light, to selectively highlight structures, colors, and atmospheres. His works convey stillness and contemplative presence while simultaneously awakening an awareness of the fragile beauty and vulnerability of the oceans.
Depending on the underwater situation, depth, and available light, he uses natural lighting, supplemented by flash or continuous light, to selectively highlight structures, colors, and atmospheres. His works convey stillness and contemplative presence while simultaneously awakening an awareness of the fragile beauty and vulnerability of the oceans.
