New digital technology reveals the beauty of nature in Bob Creamer’s latest work. Bringing to life rarely seen flora, fauna, and fossil specimens, Creamer’s imagery is drawn from the research collections at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Florida, and the Echo Hill Outdoor School in Maryland. Produced in collaboration with NMNH, Transitions includes 40 meticulous images created exclusively for this exhibit.

The artist’s creative process is as fascinating as the images themselves. Instead of photographing the objects with a camera, Creamer captures or imports them using a scanner. He places the specimens in visually engaging compositions, occasionally suspending the objects or setting them up on cloth, and then scans the arrangements directly into his computer. The result is unusually lifelike and provides striking interpretations of botanical, fossil, and bird collections.

SITES will travel this photographic exhibition over a period of three years, beginning with an inaugural showing at the National Museum of Natural History.

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