© Jen Altman 2010
The dreamy vintage quality of a Polaroid is precisely why Instagram won my heart in 2012. Jen Altman won me over two years earlier with her photographic work using an original Polaroid Land Camera. In an interview, Jen once said that if she had not pursued photography, she would have become an historian. I purchased this 8″ x 8″ archival print from a project that married both her passions. The body of work, Feather & Bone, was a compilation of Polaroid images captured at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Jen wrote at the time, “I spent two magical afternoons hand selecting specimens for this project – there was something spiritual about being in the presence of such carefully cultivated history. Opening the drawers of the specimen cabinets to reveal what hidden treasures – in form of feather & bone lay within – inspired awe.” I feel precisely that same awe when I discover a bird’s nest or a molted snake skin on the trail.
I LOVE that this week’s tribute is from someone who featured the beauty of my state and the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History! Time to add a new link to the “Categories” sidebar. 🙂
How right you are! Love your state and that museum. I remember it having this dedicated room filled with all these jars of preserved animals and glass casements with tiny bones. It’s like a Ripley’s Believe It or Not display of natural wonders. Colorado is a state of natural wonders. 🙂
amazing images