All images courtesy of the artistA pineapple in a clear blue pool, staying afloat thanks to a red and white lifesaver shouldn’t really make any sense, but in the oeuvre of photographer Paloma Rincón, it feels just right.Her work updates the tradition of the still life to the digital, advertising age. And it’s so hashtag aesthetic— no momento mori here; instead, Rincón is interested in bright colors and fascinating forms, with palpable textures and absurd juxtapositioning. She’s a photographer, but also the author of the formal compositions her lens captures.
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“I love the creative, formal and technical possibilities that still life offers,” Rincón tells The Creator’s Project. "For me it’s the perfect way to explore concepts, techniques and materials as I work in the intersection where photography meets installation, sculpture and design. I love the possibility of exploring and surprising myself with new materials, techniques, and ways to approach every new project.”
A few of her series stick out for imagery that particularly pops. The Heat Wave series creates imaginative, new and ultimately useless objects by combining seemingly unrelated things, like a cactus and an ice cream cone. Bisections takes a look at opposing materials like soft, flowing hair and hard, mechanical gears. And Pink Mushroom, a commission by the artist management agency The Mushroom Co., saw Rincón growing edible pink mushrooms. A beautiful video of those pink mushrooms growing, along with plenty of other eye candy, can be seen below.
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