annet van der voort

tulipa + vanitas

18 march - 10 april 2010

• press release

Annet van der Voort is a Dutch photographer now living in Germany, whose work often centres around the themes of life and death.

Her scanograms of Tulipa and Vanitas are a modern variation of the floral still-life painting of Holland’s Golden Age. The complicated scanning process creates richly coloured images floating on a black background, with flowers so life-like they belie a two dimensional surface.

Annet often combines fresh and decaying flowers with insects, all common subjects in traditional vanitas. Vanitas were popular subject matter with the Dutch master painters during the 16th Century, but the symbolism dates back beyond Medieval times. It reminds the viewer that everything will age and decay, that ultimately life and vanity is meaningless and that there is no escaping death.

Annet’s depictions of tulips similarly have their roots in Dutch history. Although not native to Europe, tulips were introduced in the early 17th Century and Holland’s upper class soon were competing for the rarest varieties, with some species selling for more than the value of a large house in Amsterdam.

Annet has been exhibiting professionally since 1990 and her photographs can be found in several publications and international collections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vanitas 02 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 07 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175
vanitas 11 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 03 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175
vanitas 01 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 09 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175 sold
vanitas 17 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 16 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175
vanitas 14 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 15 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175
vanitas 12 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 04 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175
vanitas 10 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 06 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175
vanitas 13 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 08 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175
vanitas 18 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175	vanitas 05 edition 1/10 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 90 x 70cm 2008-09 $3,175
tulipa 08a edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 08b edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 08c edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 08d edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 08e edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 19 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 16 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 09 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 14 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 11 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 02 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 10 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 01 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 03 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 13 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 15 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 05 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 17 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750
tulipa 18 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750	tulipa 04 edition 1/20 scanogram archival inkjet print on ilford gallery paper 70 x 50cm 2008-09 $1,750