PAULA HUMBERG

WORKS
  • Dispersal
  • Causes of Death
  • Side Catch
  • Phenotype
  • Outskirts
  • Vegetation Zone
  • Pinhole works
TRAVELS
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • ABOUT

The word “phenotype” refers to the appearance and traits of an individual, which are the combined result of genes and environmental factors. The photographs in this series were created with multiple exposure method; each image constitutes of many animals that belong to the same species or species group and in a way express the average physical phenotype of each group.

Swarm intelligence emphasizes the minor role of any individual that is part of a larger insect colony, and people also often see insects as repulsive mass instead of viewing them as individuals or even species. In multiple exposure images the animal mass transforms into a single portrait that appears soft or even cute. However, due to fragility not all body parts align and none of the individuals disappear entirely under the mass.

The series has received funding from Finnish Cultural Foundation. The butterflies were donated by Joensuu botanic garden, Botania.

apis_mellifera_queen

Apis mellifera queen
2015
pigment print / 16 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

apis_mellifera_worker

Apis mellifera worker
2015
pigment print / 16 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

formica_rufa_workers

Formica rufa workers
2015
pigment print / 16 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

culicidae

Culicidae
2015
pigment print / 16 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

Tenebrio molitor
2016
pigment print / 16 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

muscomorpha

Muscomorpha
2015
pigment print / 16 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

opiliones

Opiliones
2015
pigment print / 22 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

papilio_rumanzovia

Papilio rumanzovia
2015
pigment print / 16 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

Idea leuconoe
2016
pigment print / 16 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

cicada_orni_shell

Cicada orni shell
2015
pigment print / 22 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

tegenaria_domestica

Tegenaria domestica
2016
pigment print / 22 cm x 20 cm
ed. 16 + 2 AP

Installation view from Myymälä2 gallery / March 2016

Installation view from Myymälä2 gallery / March 2016