alain delorme captures the balletic murmurations of wild birds
murmuration #6, 2013
inkjet on hahnemühle baryt,mounted on dibond, framed
edition 7 + 2 e.a., 1/7
127 x 180 cm; 50 x70.9 inch; 4.2 x 5.9 feet

 

 

 

the images of french photographer alain delorme seemingly capture a rare and extraordinary moment in the natural world: the murmurations of birds, balletic, synchronized, and dramatically graceful. however, upon closer inspection, the viewer discovers what is really behind the flock — calligraphic shapes made up of thousands of plastic bags, meticulously arranged by the artist. the mass of bags twist, weave, and undulate in concert with each other creating a visual mesh of kinetic fluctuation. the digital creations reflect the idea of a land art installation, metamorphosing natural spaces through an artistic intervention. delorme seizes a poetic moment in time, photographing the mammoth, cloud-like dance against a polychromatic sunset. the series of images ‘murmurations’, taking their namesake from the wildlife phenomenon, are exhibited at taubert contemporary gallery, berlin until november 9th, 2103.


 

alain delorme captures the balletic murmurations of wild birds
murmuration #4, 2013
inkjet on hahnemühle baryt, mounted on dibond, framed
edition 7 + 2 e.a., 1/7
127 x 180 cm; 50 x70.9 inch; 4.2 x 5.9 feet

 

 

alain delorme captures the balletic murmurations of wild birds
murmuration #5, 2013
inkjet on hahnemühle baryt, mounted on dibond, framed
edition 7 + 2 e.a., 1/7
127 x 180 cm; 50 x70.9 inch; 4.2 x 5.9 feet

 

 

alain delorme captures the balletic murmurations of wild birds
murmuration #3, 2013
inkjet on hahnemühle baryt,mounted on dibond, framed
edition 7 + 2 e.a., 1/7
127 x 180 cm; 50 x70.9 inch; 4.2 x 5.9 feet

 

 

alain delorme captures the balletic murmurations of wild birds
murmuration #8, 2013
inkjet on hahnemühle baryt,mounted on dibond, framed
edition 7 + 2 e.a., 1/7
127 x 180 cm; 50 x70.9 inch; 4.2 x 5.9 feet

 

 

alain delorme captures the balletic murmurations of wild birds
murmuration #12, 2013
inkjet on hahnemühle baryt,mounted on dibond, framed
edition 7 + 2 e.a., 1/7
127 x 180 cm; 50 x70.9 inch; 4.2 x 5.9 feet

 

 

alain delorme captures the balletic murmurations of wild birds
murmuration #9, 2013
inkjet on hahnemühle baryt, mounted on dibond, framed
edition 7 + 2 e.a., 1/7
127 x 180 cm; 50 x70.9 inch; 4.2 x 5.9 feet

 

 

paris-based director neels castillon has documented the beauty of wild bird murmurations, a natural occurrence for which delorme draws influence, which can be seen in his video below:

 

 


a bird ballet
video courtesy of neels castillon