Olga Cafiero has developed two series for the Sillages exhibition at Photoforum Pasquart, exploring notions of the natural and the artificial in photography and perfume. Her images compare floral motifs, ubiquitous in art and in her recent work, with floral interpretations in perfumery. Playing with classical motifs and recent image technologies, she questions conceptions of artificiality and naturalness, creating sublimated images that celebrate the imitation and reinterpretation of nature.The first work is a triptych of lenticular prints, combining five images for a complex and changing floral composition, reflecting the impression of a perfume whose notes vary with time and the viewer. The second series, a herbarium, refers to famous photographic works such as those by Anna Atkins. Eighteen flowers used in perfumery, such as roses and jasmine, are represented using artificial flowers and a 3D technique, illustrating the links between artificiality and the representation of nature.
