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Karl Blossfeldt
Campanula, from Wunder In Der Natur, c. 1930s.

"Campanula" da *Wunder in der Natur", c. 1930s. © Karl Blossfeldt.
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Introduction
This close-up investigation of the plant world is not merely botanical documentation, but a true ontological transfiguration of nature into architecture. Karl Blossfeldt, the undisputed pioneer of New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) in photography, redefined the way the human eye perceives flora, extracting it from its ecological context to elevate it to pure form, structure, and design.
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