Adam Fuss- Untitled Photogram (2003)

This piece by Adam Fuss, a British photographer, was one in many photograms of babies. What Adam Fuss did was he put the baby onto a shallow bath with photographic paper, which catches the ripples of the baby moving in the water which create this really amazing effect.

This photogram is unconventional compared to the other traditional photograms. As most photograms are on the colour spectrum of greys, blacks and whites, a lot of Fusses' work is in colour. As seen here, the baby is seen moving through water which gives off the rippling effect. When i look at this piece, i find the ripples expand into circular forms which have a transparent, yet solid, look about it. I find these forms like looking into a microscope and seeing the microscopic cells inside plants, animals etc. It is as if the baby is still inside the mother's womb and is still developing because if one was to look at the baby's hands and feet, the details such as fingers and toes are either not there or distorted and half formed.  Obviously, this is because of the water but i think that maybe this is the effect Fuss was going for. Overall, i really like this photogram.

source of photo: http://www.luxe-immo.com/fiche-oeuvre-en-9701.html