through the countryside, a blurring of reality. Van de Roer argues that as 16th and 17th century Dutch artists were inspired by the local development of optics that produced new insight into very small or very distant objects, she is inspired by the perspective of light in motion. She admits to a fascination with Jan Micker's 16th century Bird's Eye View of Amsterdam showing the shadow of dispersed clouds as they drift over the city. Essentially, she is captivated by light, the absence of light, and the bending of light and imagery through motion – as in her photo etching series entitled Dessiner Avec La Lune. To create this series, Van de Roer used a full moon as a photographic ‘brush’ and the night sky as her ‘canvas’ to produce a haunting abstraction. While much of her work is less abstract, the theme of light and motion are constant in all of her creations. Publications Le Jardin de Rodin – Éditions Fischbacher, Paris, 1995 L'Automne Écorché Vif – Éditions La Sétèrée Crest, 1998 References External links Michele Van de Roer official site Pierre Buraglio Pierre Soulages Pratt Institute of Design École National du Paysage Gustafson Porter La Ruche Galerie Brun Léglise Musée Rodin Fernelmont Contemporary Art Show Kazimir Malevich 1956 births 20th-century engravers Living people French photographers French engravers French women painters Artists from Delft 20th-century French women artists 20th-century French printmakers 21st-century French women artists Women engravers French women printmakers 20th-century women photographers