Weeds 8580
2021
 
Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl paper.
Size 30x30 cm without border.
 
This photo is part of the Weeds series, which in turn is part of a larger, continuously evolving project with the working title Looking For Paradise. "In the series Weeds, I photograph plants and shrubs that seem insignificant at first glance. I find them in the city, along roadsides, by the side of the road, and in fields of chaotic weeds.
 
Their existence fascinates me. I try to render the small grand. The species itself is less important to me. I look at how they grow, how they find a place, and how they relate to the space around them, to other plants, the environment, and the light.
 
This plant propagates through its fluffy seeds and the wind. In looking at the plants in this series, I am searching for something essential. Perhaps that is primarily my own projection."
 
Shira Koopman trained at the Fotoacademie Amsterdam and worked as a freelance commissioned photographer from 2009 onwards, primarily for the cultural sector. In recent years, she has focused entirely on her work as an autonomous photographer, in which her theatrical background intuitively influences her work. This is reflected, among other things, in her handling of space, light, and movement, and in the way she approaches her subjects.
 
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