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About Robert Bonk

Flora/X2 is a collection of well-composed photographs of vegetation in the American Southwest. The idea for this unusual series came to Los Angeles-based photographer Robert Bonk one morning while he lay half-asleep in bed, dreaming of the exotic plants in his surroundings and their aggressive beauty. All at once, a second layer with additional plants appeared in the main image, like in a Polaroid photograph. The concept behind the series was born.Bonk first went looking for motifs in the botanical garden in San Marino. After extensive post-production, he had the pictures printed as large C-prints mounted on foam board. Working in his home’s outdoor studio, he draped the prints with… Read more