Hélène Binet awarded with the 2015 Julius Shulman Institute Photography

Architectures designed by Peter Zumthor, Zaha Hadid, or Le Corbusier are rendered into atmospheric, sharply detailed black and white compositions through the camera lens of Swiss-French photographer Hélène Binet, who is the 2015 recipient of the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award. The Institute bestows the annual award to an early photographer whose work embodies the legacy of architectural photographer Julius Shulman and continues to influence the artistic medium of architectural photography.

"Firminy - c" , architecture by Le Corbusier, 2007. Material.- hand printed b/w silvergelatin. Measurements: w 50 x h 60 cm. Edition: 8 + 2 a.p.Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

On the occasion of award and to celebrate it the Julius Shulman Institute at Woodbury University presents Hélène Binet: Fragments of Light at the Woodbury University Hollywood Gallery (WUHO). The exhibition starting with the opening reception and award presentation on February 28. Curated by Hélène Binet and Emily Bills.

Fragments of Light presents work that spans her career, including now-iconic photographs of Zumthor’s Therme Vals and Hadid’s Phaeno Science Center. Hélène Binet is represented by ammann // gallery, Cologne, Germany and the photographs on view in Los Angeles emphasize Binet’s meticulous use of analogue photographic processes.

Hélène Binet captures the atmospheric qualities of architecture and emphasizes the interaction between structure and natural light. Her photographs help us to rediscover fleeting moments of visual access, manifested in tightly cropped details.

Previous recipients include Iwan Baan (2010), Richard Barnes (2011), Pedro E. Guerrero (2012), Catherine Opie (2013), and Grant Mudford (2014).

Venue.- WUHO GALLERY. 6518 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028.
When.- February 28 to March 29, 2015.

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"Kolumba 01", 2007. Edition.- 5 + 2 ap / digital b/w silver gelatin print (120 x 153 cm). Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

‘Maxxi' diptychon. Architecture by Zaha Hadid, 2009. Material.- digital b/w silver gelatin print, diasec on dibond. Measurements.- w 127 x h 100 / w 100 x h 127 cm. Edition.- 3 + 2 a.p. Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

"Vardø - b", 2011 . Material.- hand printed b/w silvergelatin. Measurements.- w 61 x h 50,8 cm. Edition: 8 + 2 a.p.Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

‘Jantar Mantar Observatory 2’, 2002. Material.- hand printed b/w silver gelatin. Measurements: w 50 x 60 cm. Edition: 10 + 2 a.p. Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

"La Tourette 02", architecture by Le Corbusier, 2002/07. Material: hand printed b/w silver gelatin measurements: w 50 x h 60 cm. Edition.- 10 +2 a.p. Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

"Feldkapelle für den heiligen bruder klaus 03", 2007. Material: hand printed b/w silvergelatin. Measurements: w 50,8 x h 61 cm. Edition: 6 + 2 a.p.Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

‘Rosenthal center for contemporary art’, architecture by Zaha Hadid, 2003. Material.- digital b/w silver gelatin print, diasec on dibond. Measurements.- w 80 x h 102 cm. Edition: 5 + 2 a.p.Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

Kolumba Diocesan Museum, Cologne, Germany. By Peter Zumthor. Photography © Hélène Binet.Photo courtesy of the Julius Shulman Institute.

Baths at Vals - Therme Vals. By Peter Zumthor. Photography © Hélène Binet.Photo courtesy of the Julius Shulman Institute.

North London Studio House. Caruso St John Architects. Photograph © Hélène Binet, courtesy ammann gallery, Cologne.

Detail of the lace patterned facade. Nottingham Contemporary by Caruso St John Architects. Photography © Helene Binet. Photo courtesy of the Julius Shulman Institute.

Hélène Binet: premiada con el Julius Shulman Institute Excellence 2015 en Fotografía. Imagen cortesía del Julius Shulman Institute.

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HÉLÈNE BINET

Hélène Binet was born in 1959 in Sorengo and is of both Swiss and French background. She studied photography at the Instituto Europeo di Design in Rome, where she grew up, and soon developed an interest in architetural photography.

Over a period of twenty-five years Hélène Binet has photographed both contemporary and historical architecture. Her list of clients include architects Raoul Bunschoten, Caruso St John, Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, Studio Mumbai, Peter Zumthor and many others. While following the work of contemporary architects – often from construction through completion – Hélène Binet has also photographed the works of past architects as Alvar Aalto, Geoffrey Bawa, Le Corbusier, Sverre Fehn, John Hejduk, Sigurd Lewerentz, Andrea Palladio, Dimitris Pikionis and Nicholas Hawksmoor. More recently, Hélène Binet has started to direct her attention to landscape photography, wherein she transposes key concerns of her architectural photography. Hélène Binet’s work has been published in a wide range of books, and is shown in both national and international exhibitions. Hélène Binet is an advocate of analogue photography and therefore she exclusively works with film.

Published on: January 23, 2015

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