De Blinkerd Editions #11:
En attendant (2025) by Hilde Van Gelder
For this work, Hilde Van Gelder took a photograph at low tide on the North Sea beach at the height of WN Waldersee in Oostduinkerke (Coxyde). The view within the image is oriented towards the sea horizon, from a worm’s eye perspective. Upon closer inspection, a weird element figures in the foreground: a paw print from a strange, unidentifiable animal. From afar, two sailing vessels coming from the direction of England are heading towards Nieuwpoort’s jetty. In the middle of the picture, one may observe a small bush of sea rocket, emerging near the flood line as a pregnant belly. This photograph was turned into a sequence of 16 identical blueprints, of which 14 have been toned with homemade plant emulsions. They were washed in the darkroom with rainwater until the persistent drought of Spring 2025 in Brussels, Belgium rendered this impossible (from that time on she used tap water for washing).
16 unique works, only available as a complete sequence.
A limited set of hors série blueprints is available for separate purchase.
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