Stuart Möller

Massachusetts Heron Limited Edition

2013

Massachusetts Hero A heron in his chosen hunting spot on a New England summer morning in Marion, Massachusetts USA. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian an...

Massachusetts Hero A heron in his chosen hunting spot on a New England summer morning in Marion, Massachusetts USA. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian an...

Massachusetts Hero A heron in his chosen hunting spot on a New England summer morning in Marion, Massachusetts USA. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian an...

Massachusetts Hero A heron in his chosen hunting spot on a New England summer morning in Marion, Massachusetts USA. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian an...

Massachusetts Heron Signed Limited Edition Stuart Möller A heron in his chosen hunting spot on a New England summer morning in Marion, Massachusetts USA. 2013 paper size - 40x30...

22" x 17" edition of 7 + 2 AP $1,400 unframed 36" x 24" edition of 7 + 2 AP $2,800 unframed Combining the documentary style of my previous climate project, The Witness Tree, with my earlier narrative fictional approach, I photograph paper cutouts (from appropriated online images) of climate-threatened birds. I place the cutouts within the birds’ current habitats so that they look real, but upon inspection, reveal themselves to be photos within photos—the gaze within the gaze upon nature—as actual birds recede into marginal zones of survival. The images are meant to disrupt the casual gaze, disarming the expectations of nature photography, leaving viewers disturbed and curious. Divergence of Birds (2017-current) A large-scale, long-term, multimedia conceptual project about the threat of species extinction on birds in North America . My current climate project, Divergence of Birds, takes inspiration from two texts: The Audubon Society’s “Birds and Climate Change Report” which projects that, by 2080, climate change will affect the range of habitat of over half of North American birds; and Phillip K. Dick’s 1968 novel, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” where electric versions of once-commonplace animals are so realistic that they fool even veterinarians. Divergence of Birds addresses the prospect that, one day, only simulacra of climate-impacted animals will be left. Combining the documentary style of my previous climate project, The Witness Tree, with my earlier narrative fictional approach, I’m photographing paper cutouts (from appropriated online photos) of the nearly 400 climate-threatened birds. I place the cutouts within the birds’ current habitats so that they look real, but upon inspection, reveal themselves to be photos within photos—the gaze within the gaze upon nature—as actual birds recede into marginal zones of survival. The images disrupt the casual gaze, disarming expectations of nature photography leaving viewers disturbed and questioning. Audiences will then be invited, through interactive workshops, to participate in climate activism. The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases...

Archival pigment print Signed and numbered, verso 26.7 x 40 inches (Edition of 10) 40 x 60 inches (Edition of 5) 53.3 x 80 inches (Edition of 3) This artwork is offered by Clamp...

Edition of 6 Signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin Signed, titled, dated, and print type in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 32 x 26 in., Image size: 25 7/...