More Sax, Less Sex
(M.Sabarinath)
Svalbard isn't big on insects. That can be a boon for travellers (including an increasing number of eco-tourists) who don't need to contend with the biting beasties that swarm by the zillions in some other Arctic regions. But for plants, the dearth of insects means a shortage of pollinators. The polar stoloniferous saxifrage, like some other Svalbard plants, copes by dispensing with sex. It puts out runners - 'stolons' - from which new plants, genetically identical to the parent, can sprout. Plant shapes and textures intrigue På, so much so that he sometimes portrays them without a single sharp point of focus. It's a way of conveying more liveliness and feeling, he reckons. And I've never been afraid of what other people say you should or should not do in photography.
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