Jürgen Lobert • the Griffin Museum
Jürgen Lobert
Infralucent Clouds
Jürgen Lobert: Infralucent Clouds
Come to the Griffin Museum @ WinCam in Winchester, MA for the artist reception of Jürgen Lobert and his series “Infralucent Clouds” on dye sublimated aluminum, on view from February 1st through April 29th, 2022.
“The scientist in me gets very excited to discover something new, never seen before, and not easily explained, either.
What I found is that imaging the night sky with an infrared camera emphasizes some features. The most intriguing part are those very thin, light clouds in the atmosphere, which one cannot see with the naked eye or a regular camera.
These clouds are delicate waves of what is likely ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Transparent to visible light, but reflecting Earth’s infrared radiation, which only an infrared camera can see, and only at night.
With reference to noctilucent clouds (which we can only observe in particular locations at a specific time of night), I named these infralucent clouds, because they shine only in infrared light and at night. They add a wispy fabric to fill the otherwise empty night sky to create otherworldly views.
With this collection of images I want to share that ethereal sight and enable people to see infralucent clouds in their full beauty, creating awareness that there are many things we do not perceive, cannot easily explain, but that are real and ever present.”
Jürgen Lobert
About Jürgen Lobert
Jürgen Lobert is a Massachusetts-based fine art photographer and educator, born and raised in Germany. He received a Ph.D. in atmospheric chemistry from Gutenberg University in Mainz before moving to the US in 1991.
Jürgen is fortunate to have a daytime job, so he got to specialize mostly in night photography, but he also creates daytime long exposures, urban exploration and infrared imagery.
Jürgen’s work has appeared in numerous group shows and he has also organized, curated and exhibited in others. Among those exhibits are the Night Becomes Us at the Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA. His artwork is in the permanent collection of the Art Complex Museum, and in private collections.
Jürgen organizes over forty photo excursions and workshops each year. He is an international lecturer, instructor and competition judge. He has taught photography at the New England School of Photography (NESOP) and currently at the Griffin Museum of Photography.
Jürgen is an executive member of the Boston Camera Club, member of Stony Brook Camera Club and the founder and organizer of the Greater Boston Night Photographers Meetup group.
About the Griffin Museum of Photography
“Opened in 1992, as a private foundation, the Griffin Museum was incorporated as a a 501 (c)(3) public charity May 19, 2000. The Griffin is the embodiment of founder Arthur Griffin’s passion — to promote an appreciation of photographic art and a broader understanding of its visual, emotional, and social impact. Arthur’s goal was to share with visitors his enthusiasm for a medium that is diverse, imaginative and informative. We are committed to continuing to encourage Arthur’s vision through the works we exhibit, the programs we offer, the artists we encourage and through Arthur’s own work.
Today, the Griffin Museum houses four galleries, and two satellite galleries in the Greater Boston area dedicated solely to the exhibition of photographic arts. Located on Judkins Pond, the Griffin Museum is a prime spot for viewing our area wildlife in a serene setting.
With its large outside terrace made possible by donations by the Winchester Rotary, Arthur Griffin Family Foundation, local banks and corporations and individual donors, the Griffin is a delightful community landmark in which to relax, read, have conversation, drink morning coffee, birdwatch, sketch or photograph. Find your reasons to visit the grounds and while there, come inside.”