For twenty years Helene Binet (b. 1959) has photographed contemporary architecture and co-operated worldwide with the most renowned architects including: zaha hadid, daniel libeskind, peter zumthor and many others. while following the work of contemporary architects – often from construction through completion – helene binet has also photographed the works of past architects such as Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Sverre Fehn, Nicholas Hawksmoor, John Hejduk, Sigurd Lewerentz, Andrea Palladio and Dimitris Pikionis. she recently started to direct her attention to landscape photography, wherein she transposes key concerns of her architectural photography.
Helene Binet’s depth of knowledge of architectural history is manifest in the way she portrays her subject matter and her intimate understanding of each building is evident in they way she conjures up the spirit of the space through light, shadow and texture. her photographs of historic architecture strike a surprising balance, they both capture the quintessence and nuance of the buildings but at the same time reveal a new perspective for a contemporary audience.
Cover image credits: `Paysages 01`, year: 2004 material: digital b/w silver gelatin print, diasec on dibond / measurements: W 100 x H 100 cm, (W 39.4 x H 39.4 inches) / edition: 5 + 2 A.P. / literature: Composing Space, The Photographs of Helene Binet, (Limited Edition), Phaidon, 2012, p. 141 / exhibitions: Accademia di Architeturra Mendrisio / Bauhaus Archiv, Museum fur Gestaltung Berlin, ‚Dialoghi/Dialoge‘, 2015 / © Helene Binet, courtesy ammann//gallery, Cologne
`ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE 05`, YEAR: 2013 MATERIAL: DIGITAL B/W SILVER GELATIN PRINT / MEASUREMENTS: W 102 X H 80 CM (W 40.2 X H 31.5 INCHES), FRAME MEASUREMENTS: W 105 X D 5 X 81 CM (W 41.3 X D 2 X 31.9 INCHES) / EDITON: 6 + 2 AP / EXHIBITIONS: ACCADEMIA DI ARCHITETURRA MENDRISIO / BAUHAUS ARCHIV, MUSEUM FUR GESTALTUNG BERLIN, `DIALOGHI/DIALOGE?, 2015 / (C) HELENE BINET, COURTESY AMMANN//GALLERY, COLOGNE
`ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE 04`, YEAR: 2013 MATERIAL: DIGITAL B/W SILVER GELATIN PRINT / MEASUREMENTS: W 102 X H 80 CM (W 40.2 X H 31.5 INCHES), FRAME MEASUREMENTS: W 105 X D 5 X 81 CM (W 41.3 X D 2 X 31.9 INCHES) / EDITON: 6 + 2 AP / (C) HELENE BINET, COURTESY AMMANN//GALLERY, COLOGNE
`ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE 03`, YEAR: 2013 MATERIAL: DIGITAL B/W SILVER GELATIN PRINT / MEASUREMENTS: W 102 X H 80 CM (W 40.2 X H 31.5 INCHES) / FRAME MEASUREMENTS: W 105 X D 5 X 81 CM (W 41.3 X D 2 X 31.9 INCHES) EDITON: 6 + 2 AP / (C) HELENE BINET, COURTESY AMMANN//GALLERY, COLOGNE
`ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE 02`, YEAR: 2013 MATERIAL: DIGITAL B/W SILVER GELATIN PRINT / MEASUREMENTS: EACH W 102 X H 80 CM (W 40.2 X H 31.5 INCHES) / FRAME MEASUREMENTS: W 105 X D 5 X 81 CM (W 41.3 X D 2 X 31.9 INCHES) / EDITON: 6 + 2 AP / (C) HELENE BINET, COURTESY AMMANN//GALLERY, COLOGNE
`ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE 01`, YEAR: 2013 MATERIAL: DIGITAL B/W SILVER GELATIN PRINT / MEASUREMENTS: W 102 X H 80 CM (W 40.2 X H 31.5 INCHES) FRAME MEASUREMENTS: W 105 X D 5 X 81 CM (W 41.3 X D 2 X 31.9 INCHES) / EDITON: 6 + 2 AP / EXHIBITIONS: ACCADEMIA DI ARCHITETURRA MENDRISIO / BAUHAUS ARCHIV, MUSEUM FUR GESTALTUNG BERLIN, `DIALOGHI/DIALOGE?, 2015 / (C) HELENE BINET, COURTESY AMMANN//GALLERY, COLOGNE
`PAYSAGES 04`, YEAR: 2004 MATERIAL: DIGITAL B/W SILVER GELATIN PRINT, DIASEC ON DIBOND / MEASUREMENTS: W 100 X H 100 CM / (W 39.4 X H 39.4 INCHES), EDITION: 5 + 2 A.P. / LITERATURE: COMPOSING SPACE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF HELENE BINET, (LIMITED EDITION), PHAIDON, 2012, P. 148 / (C) HELENE BINET, COURTESY AMMANN//GALLERY, COLOGNE
`PAYSAGES 02`, YEAR: 2004 MATERIAL: DIGITAL B/W SILVER GELATIN PRINT, DIASEC ON DIBOND / MEASUREMENTS: W 100 X H 100 CM, (W 39.4 X H 39.4 INCHES), EDITION: 5 + 2 A.P. / LITERATURE: COMPOSING SPACE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF HELENE BINET, (LIMITED EDITION), / PHAIDON, 2012, P. 142 / (C) HELENE BINET, COURTESY AMMANN//GALLERY, COLOGNE
`ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE IN BAKU`, (ARCHITECTURE BY ZAHA HADID), YEAR: 2011 MATERIAL: DIGITAL B/W SILVER GELATIN PRINT, DIASEC ON DIBOND / MEASUREMENTS: W 127 X H 99 CM, (W 50 X H 39 INCHES) / EDITION: 5 + 2 A.P. / EXHIBITIONS: ACCADEMIA DI ARCHITETURRA MENDRISIO / BAUHAUS ARCHIV, MUSEUM FUR GESTALTUNG BERLIN, ?DIALOGHI/DIALOGE?, 2015 / (C) HELENE BINET, COURTESY AMMANN//GALLERY, COLOGNEREAD ALSO: SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY WORKS BY ANNA STATHAKI