This well-designed publication features new photographs by London-based artist Bettina von Zwehl (b.1971 in Munich). Following her graduation from the Royal College of Art in 1999, von Zwehl has completed high-profile residencies and had solo exhibitions at museums around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, Freud Museum, Holburne Museum, and the New York Historical Society Museum. During a residency in Oxford, von Zwehl researched the Ashmolean’s founding collections and the many narratives embedded within the historical objects. This served as inspiration for a unique Wunderkammer book and exhibition that seamlessly transition between still-life, portraiture, monumental and miniature elements, as well as non-art objects and specimens from natural history collections. The artist’s aim is to rekindle wonder and curiosity as critical tools for exploring new ideas and unique practices, expanding the boundaries of the photographic medium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New photographs by London-based artist Bettina von Zwehl (b.1971 in Munich). Accompanies the artist’s exhibition in Oxford at the Ashmolean Museum, 12 October 2024 to 11 May 2025. Part of the successful Ashmolean Now book series.
17 DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD
\nXa Sturgis
\n19 INTRODUCTION
\nLena Fritsch
\n23 IN CONVERSATION
\nBettina von Zwehl and Stephen Grosz
\n41 REMEMBER ME. REMEMBER ME?
\n(AN OPERA, UNWRITTEN)
\nSophy Rickett
\n54 BETTINA VON ZWEHL’S THE FLOOD
\nRETHINKING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARK AND THE TRADESCANTS’ LEGACY
\nCiara Ennis
\n81 NOTES
\n83 CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES
\n84 AN INVENTORY OF THINGS, 2023–24
\n86 ARTIST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
\n96 IMAGE CREDITS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":48906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5523],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-48905","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-by-author-ciara-ennis","8":"author-by-author-lena-fritsch","9":"author-by-author-stephen-grosz","10":"publisher-ashmolean-museum","11":"series-ashmolean-now","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n