Cut Flowers


Cut Flowers - Art & Culture - London
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Robin Derrick commissioned Nikki Tibbles (founder of London florists Wild at Heart) to create a unique series of arrangements drawing inspirations from painting and the decorative arts. Each floral arrangement is captured on a series of up to fifteen 10×8 inch film transparencies and multiple high resolution digital photographs.

These “plates” are combined using the sharpest and best elements from each “plate”, which then becomes the master file from which the final artwork is printed. The process requires around 100 hours of post-production time per image, and the resulting prints—mounted on large aluminum panels—are of an unreal quality and depth, breathtaking in their clarity and realism.

I’m interested in the difference between a photograph and its subject, and questioning the role of photography in a gallery context

Robin Derrick was appointed Art Director at British Vogue in 1993 and Creative Director of the magazine in 2001. Derrick’s gallery photography builds on his technical experience as a photographer and art director to examine the role of photography in art. He has enjoyed three solo exhibitions in Paris, and is thrilled to present in London.

Nomad Projects

... is a collaboration between Flora Fairbairn Projects, Eleven Gallery and Lamberty, who have joined forces to host this exhibition at The Old Train Depot, a recently converted industrial space spanning over 5000 sq ft.


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Cut Flowers - Art & Culture - London