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Frederick Sommer — The Anatomy of a Chicken
Frederick Sommer

The Anatomy of a Chicken

A haunting and meticulous arrangement of dissected chicken parts is presented with clinical precision against a stark background, transforming organic matter into a study of form and structure. Frederick Sommer's gelatin silver print elevates the mundane remnants of a bird into a surrealist meditation on mortality, fragmentation, and the hidden architecture of living things. The work reflects Sommer's broader fascination with found objects and the strange beauty discovered in decay and dissolution.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.

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May 19, 2016

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Frederick Sommer, The Anatomy of a Chicken

A haunting and meticulous arrangement of dissected chicken parts is presented with clinical precision against a stark background, transforming organic matter into a study of form and structure. Frederick Sommer's gelatin silver print elevates the mundane remnants of a bird into a surrealist meditation on mortality, fragmentation, and the hidden architecture of living things. The work reflects Sommer's broader fascination with found objects and the strange beauty discovered in decay and dissolution.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Surreal, American, Experimental, Gelatin Silver Print, Nature, Modern, Abstract, Still Life

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