Nature Remembered

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All artworks are available for collection. Synopsis: As a kid, I would look with wonder at the intricate ceramic figurines displayed proudly by my grandmother on her living room shelves. Each dusted daily, and enshrined atop a hand-woven doily, these figurines taught me about exotic Japanese costumes, French ballerinas, and animals from the wild corners of our earth. It was part of my culture that the way to acknowledge the value and importance of a thing in my home was to place it on a doily. That telegraphed to us all, and to all who visited, that these items were special, important, and required special care and protection. After decades of warnings of environmental catastrophe, mass extinction, and climactic degradation, it occurred to me that we desperately need to honor, protect, and care for the natural world that sustains us, and with whom we share the planet. I have created a series of images that depict natural beauty and diversity as fragile, porcelain figurines. These tiny statues are often cast aside these days, as being trite, of another time, and generally overdone. The same could be said of many of the environmental warnings that now sound hollow in our collective ears. I have captured images of these ceramic ambassadors of the natural world, and created with each its own doily. Created from the natural elements that surround each species, the doilies mark their value, their importance, and the urgent need for conservation and advocacy. It seemed to make so much sense. To truly appreciate the natural world, all you had to do was capture it, mount it, collect it, and display it. To truly honor a beautiful and dangerous animal, we recreate it in art.
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Series: Nature Remembered
Type: Photographic series
Status: Completed
Number of Artworks: 15
Edition: Each image is part of a limited edition of 15

Nature Remembered is a photographic series that draws attention to the beauty and fragility of the natural world through an innovative visual metaphor. Inspired by the porcelain figurines carefully displayed and honored in the artist’s childhood home, the series reimagines animals and plants as delicate collectible objects. This artistic choice serves as an analogy—suggesting that nature, like those cherished figurines, deserves to be revered, protected, and preserved.

Bogdan cites growing environmental concerns as a key motivation behind the series. By photographing ceramic representations of various species, he seeks to create “ceramic ambassadors” of the natural world. Each image is accompanied by a custom doily made from natural elements associated with the species it represents. These doilies act as symbolic pedestals—elevating the subject’s significance while highlighting the urgent need for conservation.

Blending nostalgia with environmental advocacy, Nature Remembered transforms familiar childhood imagery into a poignant call for awareness. The series uses the fragile beauty of porcelain to reflect the delicate balance of nature and our responsibility to care for it.


Serie: Nature Remembered
Tipo: Serie fotográfica
Estado: Completada
Número de obras: 15
Edición: Cada imagen forma parte de una edición limitada de 15 ejemplares

Nature Remembered es una serie fotográfica que llama la atención sobre la belleza y fragilidad del mundo natural a través de una innovadora metáfora visual. Inspirada en las figuras de porcelana cuidadosamente exhibidas y valoradas en la infancia del artista, la serie reimagina animales y plantas como delicados objetos de colección. Esta elección artística funciona como una analogía: sugiere que la naturaleza, al igual que esas figurillas preciadas, merece ser venerada, protegida y preservada.

Bogdan menciona la creciente preocupación por los problemas medioambientales como una motivación clave detrás de la serie. Al fotografiar representaciones cerámicas de diversas especies, busca crear "embajadores cerámicos" del mundo natural. Cada imagen va acompañada de un tapete (doily) personalizado, elaborado con elementos naturales relacionados con la especie representada. Estos tapetes funcionan como pedestales simbólicos—elevando el significado del sujeto mientras subrayan la urgente necesidad de conservación.

Combinando la nostalgia con la defensa del medio ambiente, Nature Remembered transforma imágenes familiares de la infancia en un llamado conmovedor a la conciencia. La serie utiliza la frágil belleza de la porcelana para reflejar el delicado equilibrio de la naturaleza y nuestra responsabilidad de cuidarla.


Natured Remembered Exhibitions:

Selected in the 200 best series by Photolucida Critical Mass 2023, Portland Oregon

2023 - Solo exhibition at Silver Street Studios, Houston Texas

2023 - Selected at the Frontera - Festival de Fotografia Artistic, Tucuman, Argentina



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