Sharp: Dangerous beauty

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Guido Mocafico, Serpens: Agkistrodon contortrix, 2002, © Guido Mocafico, courtesy of Hamiltons
Guido Mocafico, Serpens: Agkistrodon contortrix, 2002, © Guido Mocafico, courtesy of Hamiltons

 

Explore the most dangerous creatures, photographed across the world, in Hamiltons fourth exclusively online exhibition. Guido Mocafico’s trilogy Venenum: Serpens, Aranea and Medusa is showing venomous creatures out of their natural habitat in a vivid close up.

Serpens depicts a vast collection of snakes, including vipers and cobras; Aranea, a selection of tarantulas from the Theraphoside family and Medusa, a beguiling yet unnerving selection of jellyfish.

Guido Mocafico, Serpens: Elaphe guttata, 2003, © Guido Mocafico, courtesy of Hamiltons
Guido Mocafico, Serpens: Elaphe guttata, 2003, © Guido Mocafico, courtesy of Hamiltons

 

Mocafico‘s intention is to provoke a reaction – his images incite the most conflicting of human emotions, which he himself experienced whilst photographing.

“I have always been terrified by these reptiles, but I also find them terribly fascinating. I felt a sort of repulsion-attraction for these living creatures.”

His vivid portrayal of the creatures highlighted against a black background plays with a combination of repugnance yet admiration for their beauty – dangerous and dark.

Visit http://www.hamiltonsgallery.com/exhibitions/95/overview until May 13th for dark encounters with the world’s most beautiful and respectful creatures.

 

 

 

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