‘Fruitland’ a Group Show of Strange Fruit Photos, Opening at Photoville, Brooklyn

By on September 13, 2013

Athos-BurezAthos Burez
Still Life III
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition 2 of 5
$600

Is it strange that when I look at certain fruit I find myself a bit aroused. Almost like it’s trying to seduce me. By overwhelming my senses. Like it wants to be devoured. Like we’re meant to be together. Fruit tempts us with enlightenment. We’ve struggled to portray their beauty. Crossed lands to find them. Fought wars over them. But somewhere along the way we’ve stripped them of their power. Reduced to a still life, fruit has become predictable. Or has it?
—The Fruit Hunters, 2012

Feature Shoot is pleased to present the group exhibition, Fruitland, a collection of strange still life photographs of fruit by 20 international photographers, at this year’s Photoville Festival in Brooklyn. Much like picking the perfect piece of ripe, delicious-looking fruit from a tree, I’ve spent the last year searching hundreds of photographers’ websites for the freshest and strangest takes on nature’s sweetener. Perhaps as a response or antidote to the labored and moody Dutch still life-inspired food photography that has been proliferating in galleries over the past decade, young photographers are now challenging themselves to take a regular piece of fruit and make it special, adding an array of strange, unique twists.

Featuring Athos Burez, Catherine Losing, Christian Hagemann, Daan Brand, Daniel Evans and Brendan Baker, Daniel Stier, Dominic Davies, Federico Ciamei, Florent Tanet, Gilda Davidian, Heather Rasmussen, Kyoko Hamada, Maciek Pozoga, Maryanne Casasanta, Mate Moro and Aron Filkey, Maxime Guyon, Nico Krijno, and Wyne Veen.

Fruitland will be showing at Photoville in Brooklyn over two long weekends from September 19–29, 2013. For more information or to inquire about purchasing prints, please email [email protected].

Athos BurezAthos Burez
Still Life II
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition 5 of 10
$600

Athos BurezAthos Burez
Still Life I
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition 6 of 10
$600

Athos BurezAthos Burez
Sarah Ferri
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$450

Catherine LosingCatherine Losing
Faux
12 x 16 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 10
$200

Christian HagemannChristian Hagemann
Banquet
8 x 10 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$250

Daan BrandDaan Brand
Arie
13 x 10 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 3
$150

Daan BrandDaan Brand
Balts 1.2.2
20 x 13 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 3
$450

Daniel EvansBaker & Evans
A Banana + Tattoo Transfer
11 x 7.3 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Open Edition
$300

Daniel EvansBaker & Evans
Untitled
11 x 10 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Open Edition
$300

Daniel StierDaniel Stier
The Nature Paradox
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
$500

Daniel StierDaniel Stier
The Nature Paradox
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
$500

daniel-Stier
Daniel Stier
The Nature Paradox
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
$500

daniel-Stier
Daniel Stier
The Nature Paradox
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
$500

Dominic DaviesDominic Davies
A Happy Love Affair
14.25 x 19 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 12
$400

Federico CiameiFederico Ciamei
Untitled Pineapple
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$400

Florent TanetFlorent Tanet
A Colorful Winter
11 x 14 in.
Archival Pigment Print
$266

Florent TanetFlorent Tanet
A Colorful Winter
11 x 14 in.
Archival Pigment Print
$266

Gilda DavidianGilda Davidian
Untitled (Apricots)
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$400

Heather RasmussenHeather Rasmussen
Untitled (lemons, stacked)
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 3
$1000

Kyoko HamadaKyoko Hamada
Still Life of Still Life
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 9
$350

Maciek PozogaMaciek Pozoga
Watermelon
15 x 11 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 1
$450

Maryanne CasasantaMaryanne Casasanta
The Infra-Ordinary
12 x 16 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 1
$525

filkey_moroAron Filkey & Mate Moro
HappyFew No. 9
15 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$400

Mate MoroAron Filkey & Mate Moro
HappyFew No. 1
15 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$400

Maxime GuyonECAL/Maxime Guyon
Small Pineapple
11 x 14 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 3
$132.50

Nico KrinjoNico Krijno
Untitled
8 x 10 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$150

Nico KrinjoNico Krijno
Untitled
8 x 10 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$150

Nico KrinjoNico Krinjo
Untitled
8 x 10 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$150

Wyne VeenWyne Veen
Nice Apple #2
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$750

Wyne VeenWyne Veen
Fruit and Scrunchies, Peaches
16 x 20 in.
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5
$750

Feature Shoot would like to thank Gotham Imaging, who have generously provided prints for the show.

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