Zoé Imber
Hydrangea macrophylla, 2023
Pressed petals on canvas, brass frame
62.4 x 93 cm
24 5/8 x 36 5/8 in
24 5/8 x 36 5/8 in
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Zoe Imber is a French artist and designer based in Normandy. After studying applied arts in Strasbourg, Imber moved to London, UK, where she co-founded a multidisciplinary design studio. Since...
Zoe Imber is a French artist and designer based in Normandy. After studying applied arts in Strasbourg, Imber moved to London, UK, where she co-founded a multidisciplinary design studio. Since 2021, she has been developing a distinctive practice using pressed, bleached and dried botanical elements to create intricate compositions reminiscent of the art of tapestry or plumasserie.
At once vibrant and tinged with melancholy, Imber's works speak to the passage of time. For her, cut flowers are the very expression of fragility and ephemerality. By preserving them, she indefinitely extends their life in a new cycle, allowing them to age and transform slowly over time and under the influence of the elements - humidity and light. Capturing the beauty of impermanence, her works will acquire unique chromatic variations, transparencies, or new textures.
At once vibrant and tinged with melancholy, Imber's works speak to the passage of time. For her, cut flowers are the very expression of fragility and ephemerality. By preserving them, she indefinitely extends their life in a new cycle, allowing them to age and transform slowly over time and under the influence of the elements - humidity and light. Capturing the beauty of impermanence, her works will acquire unique chromatic variations, transparencies, or new textures.