An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell

Overview

Finding unexpected beauty in the discarded and decayed, photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed an oeuvre of work that has garnered international acclaim, graced the pages of National Geographic and over 20 published books, and has enlisted admirers such as Jonathan Safran Foer, Errol Morris and Stephen Jay Gould. AN ART THAT NATURE MAKES details Purcell’s fascination with the natural world—from a mastodon tooth to a hydrocephalic skull—offering insight into her unique way of recontextualizing objects both ordinary and strange into sometimes disturbing but always breathtaking imagery.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 10, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Errol Morris,Rosamond Purcell

Director

Molly Bernstein

Producer

Alan Edelstein,Philip Dolin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5797134