Christian Houge continues his personal exploration of the beautiful and the brutal, the organic and the artificial. He has included the “Beuchene” – (exploding skull) to the “Evolution” series –  please enjoy the beautiful and brutal images and read his artist statement for more insight.

ARTIST STATEMENT

In ‘Evolution’ I explore subjects studied for thousands of years: Evolution and forms of nature, both in the sense of perfection and imperfections. To me, these photographs share the same heritage as the entomologists tedious study who systematized and categorized the many thousands of species in the world. This project aims at a contemporary reinterpretation of evolutionary study, keeping the parameters intrinsic to the medium of photography. The in depth book on human anatomical study made by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 1500 hundreds has inspired me deeply. Da Vincis study of osteology and myology was not only a secretive and groundbreaking work, it was also art. The biological works on jellyfish and other ancient marine animals of Ernst Haeckel and Albertus Seba were also important in my prestudies of this theme. Studying animals and humans in this way as part of science has a beauty in itself, although it can be seem bizarre at first glance, I think. (more…)