IKARUS

Photography Artwork for Florian W. Mueller Photography

These are photographed specimens of birds, most of whose species are extinct. The photographer Florian W. Mueller was inspired by the legend of Icarus: His 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. The parallels: Despite warnings and admonitions, the world spirals into ever higher and warmer and warmer climes, and the crash is not far away.

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Unique Properties

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.

Tags

animals, photography, endangered, extinct, birds, environment, portrait, Rembrandt

Production Technology

Digital Photography, produced on ChromaLuxe material.

Design Challenge

The challenge was to set the prepared birds in scene like in a Rembrandt painting. The background of the portraits is a macro-photography of the feathers of each bird.

Project Duration

It took nearly a year of research and preparation, two days of shooting and around 2 weeks of post-production.

Operation Flow

This is the third series of my collection of series, called NEGLECT. All endangered or extinct species. I had the wonderful chance to photograph in the ornithology institue of the Senckenberg Institutes in Dresden, Germany.

Research

I found that in the collection of the Senckenberg Institute in Dresden the most rare examples of extinct bird species are collected. From a project before I had the contacts to the institute and they immediately said yes, when I asked to photograph the examples for my project. Then Dr. Martin Päckert helped me a lot with the taxonomy and the names and the origin of the birds and the preparations.

Inspiration

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, he fell into the sea. Despite his father’s warnings. 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. But all photographed birds are either extinct or highly endangered.

Image Credits

Credits: Leica Camera Germany Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden ChromaLuxe Photography Zingst

Project Overview

IKARUS Photography Artwork has been a Silver winner in the Photography and Photo Manipulation Design award category in the year 2021 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

Silver Recognition

Florian W. Mueller was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2022, a testament to excellence of their work IKARUS Photography Artwork.

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Introducing IKARUS: A Photography Artwork by Florian W. Mueller

Florian W. Mueller unveils IKARUS, a photography artwork series capturing endangered and extinct bird species, inspired by the legend of Icarus and meticulously realized with digital photography on ChromaLuxe material.

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