Irina Adam Web: The Weaver 2024 Photographic archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle archival paper 11x17 1 of 10 During the drought of autumn 2024 in the Hudson Valley, the hollow around a dwindling creek became covered in large spiderwebs, over precious mosquito hunting territory.
Intricate weavings stretched across grasses and small trees, are festively visible just for a spell, by angled morning sunrays.
Part of a series exploring transforming local landscapes over time. We visit at dawn, in awe.
The female orb spider spins different silks for frames and spirals. At night she devours the web, and after an hour's rest rebuilds her world anew, recycling the proteins, using yesterday's exact anchors, attuned to land and wind.