About the Book
(bilingual French/English)
Vert Sang unfolds two series in dialogue: anthotypes, in which liquid chlorophyll, applied directly onto Arches paper, leaves fleeting impressions, and macro images created using a modified darkroom enlarger.
Between human blood and plant sap lies only a slight difference in chemical composition: magnesium at the core of the chlorophyll molecule, iron at the core of hemoglobin, like two forms of the same vital energy.
Within this alchemy, spectral greens degrade under light, while intimate textures probe the molecular architecture of green with blood-like reflections.
Fragile veils on paper blur the boundary between observer and observed, inviting us to inhabit, poetically, the rhythms of the living, revealing interconnected vital energies within a contemporary eco-poetics.
Vert Sang unfolds two series in dialogue: anthotypes, in which liquid chlorophyll, applied directly onto Arches paper, leaves fleeting impressions, and macro images created using a modified darkroom enlarger.
Between human blood and plant sap lies only a slight difference in chemical composition: magnesium at the core of the chlorophyll molecule, iron at the core of hemoglobin, like two forms of the same vital energy.
Within this alchemy, spectral greens degrade under light, while intimate textures probe the molecular architecture of green with blood-like reflections.
Fragile veils on paper blur the boundary between observer and observed, inviting us to inhabit, poetically, the rhythms of the living, revealing interconnected vital energies within a contemporary eco-poetics.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Additional Categories Nature / Wildlife, Fine Art Photography
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Project Option: US Letter, 8.5×11 in, 22×28 cm
# of Pages: 20 - Publish Date: May 16, 2026
- Language English
- Keywords plants, macro, chlorophylle, anthotype
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About the Creator
Benoît Dhennin
Paris, France
Benoît Dhennin is a Franco-Canadian visual artist who has been developing a practice at the intersection of photography, performing arts, video art and installation since the late 1990s. His work has been presented in art centres such as the Art Gallery of York University (Toronto), in festivals such as Non Grata Video Festival (Tallinn), Les Inattendus (Lyon) and New Forms Festival (Vancouver), and exhibited in France, Belgium and Canada. Some series have been featured in collective publications, including Baltic (Éditions Nuit Myrtide) and Tranches de vie (Éditions Michel Husson). He has regularly undertaken creative residencies (France, Canada) and shares his practice through workshops and training sessions with diverse audiences.
