Susan Derges

(British, born 1955)

Susan Derges is a contemporary British photographer known for her experimental creation of photos without a traditional camera. Using the night landscape as her makeshift darkroom, Derges submerges large sheets of photographic paper in rivers, using a flashlight and the moon to create the exposure. The images created of plants, organisms, and flowing water are metaphorically rich, alluding to the connections between ourselves and the natural world. “I wanted to visualize the idea of a threshold where one would be on the edge of two interconnected worlds: one, an internal, imaginative or contemplative space and the other, an external, dynamic, magical world of nature,” the artist’s said. “I am interested in how the two interact, how they project onto or into each other and destabilize the ideas we normally have of ourselves and the surrounding environment.” Born in 1955 in London, United Kingdom, Derges studied painting at both the Chelsea School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art. A recipient of the Rotary Foundation Award, Derges lived in Japan for six years, carrying out her postgraduate studies at Tsukuba University. After returning to the United Kingdom, she began experimenting with abstraction in photography. The artist currently lives and works in Devon, United Kingdom. Her works are included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Hara Art Museum in Tokyo.

Susan Derges Artworks

Susan Derges (150 results)
Yellow moon - Queen Anne's lace, 2002

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Yellow moon - Queen Anne's lace, 2002

Sale Date: November 4, 2010

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Aquae, 2001

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Aquae, 2001

Sale Date: November 4, 2010

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The observer and the observed #17, 1991

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The observer and the observed #17, 1991

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The observer and the observed #16, 1991

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The observer and the observed #16, 1991

Sale Date: November 4, 2010

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Starfield - Cyprus, 2003

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Starfield - Cyprus, 2003

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Vessel, 1994

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Vessel, 1994

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Untitled (Eye no. 7), 1991

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Untitled (Eye no. 7), 1991

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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River taw, 1997

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River taw, 1997

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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The observer and the observed no. 13, 1991

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The observer and the observed no. 13, 1991

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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Observer and the observed no. 6

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Observer and the observed no. 6

Sale Date: January 12, 2010

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Observer and the observed no. 11

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Observer and the observed no. 11

Sale Date: January 12, 2010

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River taw - Crab apple, 13 May, 1998

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River taw - Crab apple, 13 May, 1998

Sale Date: October 15, 2009

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River Taw, 1997

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River Taw, 1997

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

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Fruitbody no.28 (+ 3 others; 4 works), 2000

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Fruitbody no.28 (+ 3 others; 4 works), 2000

Sale Date: March 14, 2009

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Sycamore no.1 (+ 3 others; 4 works), 2000

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Sycamore no.1 (+ 3 others; 4 works), 2000

Sale Date: March 14, 2009

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Kingswood (+ 2 others, Irgr; 3 works), 2000

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Kingswood (+ 2 others, Irgr; 3 works), 2000

Sale Date: March 14, 2009

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Shoreline, 1999

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Shoreline, 1999

Sale Date: March 14, 2009

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River Taw

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River Taw

Sale Date: September 27, 2008

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River Taw

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River Taw

Sale Date: September 27, 2008

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River Taw, 1997

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River Taw, 1997

Sale Date: May 17, 2008

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River Taw ocean, 1997

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River Taw ocean, 1997

Sale Date: May 17, 2008

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The River Taw, 1997

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The River Taw, 1997

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Fruitbody no. 34, 2000

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Fruitbody no. 34, 2000

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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Bluebell, bulb, no. 1, 1999

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Bluebell, bulb, no. 1, 1999

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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