Karl Blossfeldt _has done his part in that great examination of the perceptive inventory, which will have an unforeseeable effect on our conception of the world....Whether we speed up a plant's growth or show its form in a forty-fold enlargement _ in both cases a geyser of new images erupt at points of our existence where we would least expect it._ Walter Benjamin, 1928 Karl Blossfeldt in the plant world was of an artistic nature: he was fascinated by the structure of plants, their organic configuration, and their lofty artistic form which he wanted to illustrate and compare in a photographic style that could be described as strictly objective, almost graphic. His goal was to to create a catalogue of forms for the benefit of artists, artisans, and, above all, architects, providing them with a book of instruction and models to guide them in their designs.