Contrapuntal - To See with my Own Eyes II
Contrapuntal features To See with My Own Eyes I and II and Reflections in the Field of Consciousness, two poetic series photographed in Italy and Germany between 2011 and 2015. By photographing markers of complex historical contexts with elaborate use of color, I explore the differences and similarities between Italian and German cultures. Intuitively capturing objects, interiors, figures, landscapes religious sites and views of nature, I transform the ordinary into images that challenge a fixed reading.
Henryson’s visual poems are experimental in their hybrid photographic-painterly quality. They go in and out of focus, while the subjects are cropped in chance compositions. The worlds in her photographs are both real and invented, though never manipulated; they are presented as seen through the lens of her camera. In Contrapuntal, Henryson explores the multiplicity of counterpoints found in the cultures of Germany and Italy, two seemingly opposite, independent cultures that have intricate shared histories.
Chandelier, Naples, 2012
Zsa Zsa and Andreas, Staircase, Naples, 2012
Bric-a-Brac, Naples, 2012
Balcony, Naples, 2012
The Goddess Juno, Quattro Fontane, Rome, 2012
Church of the Maggiore Trinity, Naples, 2012
Chinoiserie, Palace of Capodimonte, Naples 2012
Table under lantern, Palace of Capodimonte, Naples, 2012
Window dressing, Palace of Capodimonte, Naples, 2012
Diego Maradona, Naples, 2012
Yellow flowers, Ravello, 2013
Tyrrhenian Sea, Ravello, 2013
Fountain galleria, Rome, 2012
Terraced garden, Ravello, 2013
Sea, sky, Ravello, 2013
San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 2011
Umbrella pine tree, Ravello, 2013
Fishing boats, Positano, 2013
Pink blooming tree, Ravello, 2013
Forum Granary, Pompeii, 2013
Villa Rufolo, Ravello, 2013
Ruins, Pompeii, 2013
Rialto Market, Venice, 2011
The Church of San Zaccaria, Venice, 2011
Trattoria alla Madonna, Venice, 2011
Canal Giardini, Venice, 2011
German Pavillion, Giardini della Biennale, Venice, 2011
Laundry, Via Garibaldi, Venice, 2012
Chandelier, Capodimonte Royal apartments, Naples, 2012
Shrine, Naples, 2012
Yellow flowers, Villa Rufolo, Ravello, 2013
Baroque palazzo, Naples, 2012
Table by the canal, Venice, 2011
Via Garibaldi, Venice, 2011
Lagoon, Venice, 2011
Wall, Pietra Dura, Venice, 2011