Natura Morta at Natural History Museum Vienna, May 2017
"Natura Morta" is a 2017 photographic exhibition by Oliver Mark at the Natural History Museum Vienna, exploring preserved scientific specimens through precise documentary imagery. The series meticulously examines taxidermied animals, skeletal structures, and biological artifacts, creating a visual dialogue between scientific documentation and artistic representation within the museum's historical architectural spaces.
16 photos
Art Gallery Interior with Red Walls and Dramatic Lighting at Museum Exhibition Expansive gallery space featuring rich red walls and polished wooden floors, illuminated by precision track lighting across the ceiling. Large framed artworks line the walls, with one prominent painting displayed centrally on a white partition, creating a layered visual perspective of depth and exhibition design. Geometric architectural elements and carefully controlled museum lighting emphasize the contemplative aesthetic of the art viewing environment. 
Gallery Installation of Classical Paintings with Arched Windows and Modern Seating Interior gallery space displaying a curated selection of classical paintings mounted on white walls, illuminated by natural light from arched windows above. Black modern chairs cluster in the foreground, creating a contemporary contrast with the historical artworks. The exhibition space features a neutral color palette of beige flooring and soft blue-gray walls, highlighting the rich tones and compositions of the framed artwork. 
Natura Morta: Gallery Corridor with Framed Photographic Exhibition at NHM Vienna Barrel-vaulted gallery corridor displaying a series of framed photographic artworks along pristine white walls, characterized by herringbone parquet flooring and elegant architectural arches. The perspectival view reveals hanging photographs with rich, dark wooden frames, creating a rhythmic visual sequence punctuated by subtle lighting and architectural details, inviting contemplative art viewing at the Natural History Museum Vienna. 
Ornate Museum Corridor with Arched Ceiling and Art Gallery Lighting Architectural interior depicting a symmetrical hallway with a vaulted, intricately painted barrel ceiling supported by columnar walls. Elegant pendant lights suspended along the length illuminate framed artworks hanging on blue-trimmed walls, creating a contemplative visual perspective that draws the viewer's gaze toward the distant vanishing point. The space suggests a refined cultural institution with meticulous architectural preservation and curated exhibition design. 
Natura Morta: Gallery Hallway with Arched Ceiling and Paintings by Oliver Mark Expansive gallery interior featuring a vaulted ceiling with ornate architectural details, revealing a long perspective of parquet flooring and white walls adorned with framed paintings. Soft track lighting highlights the artworks, creating a contemplative museum atmosphere with a series of paintings mounted along the corridor's length, suggesting Oliver Mark's photographic series in dialogue with the architectural space. 
Art Museum Gallery Interior with Renaissance and Baroque Paintings on Display Expansive museum gallery featuring white partition walls displaying framed Renaissance and Baroque artworks, with arched windows and ornate architectural details visible in the background. Track lighting illuminates the carefully arranged paintings, creating a scholarly exhibition environment with herringbone wooden flooring and a sense of historical curatorial precision. The spatial composition allows visitors to navigate between multiple art pieces in an elegant, contemplative setting. 
Anatomical Sculpture with Bronze Instrument in Museum Gallery Setting Sculptural installation featuring a pale, biomorphic form pierced by a bronze elongated instrument, positioned centrally within a green-walled gallery space. The artwork, part of Oliver Mark's "Natura Morta" photographic series documenting preserved specimens, creates a stark visual dialogue between organic form and metallic intervention, set against the museum's refined architectural background with framed artworks visible in peripheral vision. 
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna with Empress Maria Theresa Monument at Dusk Architectural view of the monumental Kunsthistorisches Museum featuring its ornate domed facade illuminated by soft evening light, with meticulously sculpted topiary spheres framing the foreground. A prominent equestrian statue of Empress Maria Theresa dominates the plaza, positioned against the grand neoclassical building's symmetrical architectural composition, capturing the imperial grandeur of late Habsburg Vienna. Soft grey skies and carefully manicured green spaces enhance the scene's historical and aesthetic resonance. 
Natura Morta: Taxidermied Rhinoceros in Museum Display with Reflective Glass Panels Preserved taxidermied rhinoceros positioned within a glass-enclosed museum display, featuring polished wooden flooring and reflective glass partitions that create complex visual layers. The specimen stands mounted on a pale base, with subtle lighting illuminating its textured hide and surrounding architectural elements, creating a meditative study of natural history preservation at the NHM Vienna. Oliver Mark's photographic exploration captures the intricate relationship between scientific specimen and architectural environment. 
Whale Skeleton and Giraffes in Ornate Natural History Museum Gallery Expansive interior view of a grand museum hall featuring a large whale skeleton in the foreground, positioned against an elaborately decorated architectural backdrop with arched ceilings and green walls. Taxidermied giraffes stand in the background, creating a dramatic natural history display that juxtaposes marine and terrestrial wildlife specimens within the museum's opulent historical setting. Parquet flooring and ornate architectural details enhance the specimen exhibition's classical presentation. 
NHM Vienna Natural History Museum: Ornithological Specimen Display in Herringbone Parquet Gallery Meticulously arranged glass display cases house a collection of preserved bird specimens within the elegant interior of the Natural History Museum Vienna. Wooden herringbone parquet floors extend through the gallery, complementing the rich, dark wooden vitrines that showcase taxidermied avian specimens against neutral backgrounds, creating a systematic and aesthetically precise scientific exhibition environment. The carefully curated display reflects the museum's commitment to ornithological documentation and preservation. 
Urban Landscape of Vienna: Tree-Lined Avenue with Historic Architecture and Civic Spaces Panoramic view of a broad urban boulevard in central Vienna, framed by mature trees and surrounded by classical and historicist architectural structures. The street reveals a carefully planned urban environment with a central pedestrian pathway, parallel parking lanes, and meticulously maintained greenery, showcasing the city's architectural heritage and spatial design. Architectural landmarks, including a prominent brick building with a tower and surrounding historic edifices, create a cohesive urban composition. 
Imperial Hofburg Complex at Sunset, Vienna's Historical Administrative Center Expansive Baroque-style palace complex situated amidst verdant tree canopies, featuring symmetrical architectural elements with numerous dormer windows and a prominent green-domed tower. The golden evening light bathes the cream-colored facade, highlighting the building's meticulous architectural details and historic significance within Vienna's urban landscape. Soft clouded sky and lush foreground vegetation frame the architectural ensemble, emphasizing its monumental presence. 
Skeletal Snake Arrangement in Monochrome: Oliver Mark's Natura Morta at NHM Vienna Meticulously arranged skeletal snake specimens positioned within a framed display, creating a stark and symmetrical composition of serpentine forms against a muted green-black background. The white bone-like structures intertwine and curve, presenting a precise scientific yet aesthetically compelling tableau that explores the anatomical intricacies of snake physiology within Oliver Mark's photographic series documenting preserved animals at the Natural History Museum Vienna. 
Twilight at Vienna's Natural History Museum with Ornate Architectural Landmark Panoramic view of the Imperial Natural History Museum in Vienna at dusk, featuring a meticulously landscaped foreground with sculptured topiary and a marble fountain. The grand neoclassical building displays symmetrical architecture with ornate windows illuminated by soft evening light, while a prominent commemorative column with a winged statue stands in the foreground, creating a layered historical urban composition. 
Natura Morta: Intricate Brass and Feather Assemblage by Oliver Mark Macro photographic study revealing detailed mechanical and organic elements, focusing on an elaborate brass apparatus adorned with rich auburn feathered textures. The composition explores precise metallic surfaces and organic materials through meticulously framed close-up perspectives, characteristic of Oliver Mark's documentary approach to scientific and artistic specimen representation at the Natural History Museum Vienna. You might also like
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