Hermetospheres

Experiences with plant life in closed glass containers

Category: Indochina

  • White lines around the glass

    White lines around the glass

    Until I developed the ambition to produce pictures of my hermetospheres of a certain quality, I had no experience whatsoever in studio photography. “Studio” reads highly sophisticated, but in fact, my approach is rather simplistic. Having studied the pictures made by Ulf Soltau, I had a fairly good idea of the desired outcome, but none…

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  • Actiniopteris radiata

    Actiniopteris radiata

    One of my two jars dedictated to plants native to Myanmar is currently able to tell more than one story. The fern called Peacock’s tail, A. radiata, was meant to be the main protagonist when I started the jar in mid August 2021. Initially, the plant seemed to be comfortable and produced new fronds. After…

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