Ephemeral Field Journal: Climate + Love in Claude Monet?s Garden. This item is unavailable.Ephemeral Field Journal: Climate + Love in Claude Monet?s Garden

When Claude Monet settled in Giverny in 1883, he designed a flower garden full of impressive colour compositions for observing light and time. The American artist Sarah Schorr understands Monet's garden as a creative, living laboratory. From the tiny teardrops of rain to the steady stream feeding the water lily pond, the images in this book were inspired by the movement of water in Monet's garden. By collecting fallen, injured flowers in Monet's historic green spaces, Schorr transforms them into striking works of art by bringing them to life with paint, light, paper, water, and photography. These experimental still lifes were created using living plants and local water as ingredients. The result is an evocative artist's journal in which Schorr evokes the fragility of nature and illuminates the complex interplay of climate change, beauty, and loss. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Monet's death, the Ephemeral Field Journal project will be exhibited internationally in 2025 and 2026.

Sarah Schorr is an American photographic artist, researcher, and educator known for her poetic explorations of light, water, and contemplative imagery. She is the artist-in-residence at Harvard University's CSWR. Her work has been widely exhibited and honoured with fellowships from the Terra Foundation and the Versailles Foundation's Monet House. Schorr's photography has received international recognition, including the Julia Margaret Cameron Award (first prize nude) and the Griffin Museum of Photography Director's Award. With a PhD in media studies, she frequently collaborates across disciplines. Her publications include Borrowed Glitter and The Color of Water, blending image and text in dialogue with renowned writers and thinkers