Strindberg laid out a series of photographic plates on the ground hoping to capture scenes of the night sky.

August strindberg celestograph background. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience strindberg s career spanned four decades during which time he wrote over sixty plays and more than thirty works of fiction. August strindberg celestograph vii 1893 94. Fröken julie is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by august strindberg it is set on midsummer s eve and the following morning which is midsummer and the feast day of st. August strindberg s celestographs 1893 4 in the village of dornach in austria during the winter of 1893 4 the swedish playwright august strindberg laid out a series of photographic plates on the ground.

He was born on january 22 1849 in stockholm sweden to carl oscar strindberg and eleonora ulrika norling. August strindberg celestograph xii 1893 94 all images courtesy national library of sweden in the 1890s swedish playwright august strindberg photographed the night sky without a camera or. Removing the middle man of a camera and even lens using the light sensitive plates directly he was attempting to capture images of the. He faced a challenging childhood with poverty emotional insecurity neglect and religious fanaticism of his grandmother which finds place in his autobiography tjänstekvinnans son.

These photosensitive plates were not designed to be left outside exposed to the elements and thus reacted strangely resulting in these beautiful images. Jul 19 2014 explore cosnmom s board august strindberg followed by 471 people on pinterest. The setting is an estate of a count in sweden. The celestographs of august strindberg douglas feuk few outside of sweden know that the playwright august strindberg had periods of intense engagement with painting and photography in the 1890s when his literary creativity had reached a deadlock.

August strindberg wanted to get closer to reality. See more ideas about art painting painting art. Mint pink gold confetti spots dots iphone wallpaper phone background lock screen. The storied 19th century swedish playwright essayist poet and painter was also an avid photographer but he refused to use lenses.

Few outside of sweden know that the playwright august strindberg had periods of intense engagement with painting and photography in the 1890s when his literary creativity had reached a deadlock. Johan august strindberg ˈ s t r ɪ n d b ɜːr ɡ swedish.

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