MISE EN ABYME
(I-II)
mounted matte C prints, 147 x 101 5cm
Treating photography like painting, these two wall mounted photo collages are carefully composed to be hung and viewed in any orientation.
The title of the works is a reference to a painting made by my grandfather, seen in the collage directly and in photographs, as well as photographs that I took of installations that I built in response to the painting.
Mise en Abyme (III) matte inkjet print, 30 x 80cm
Mise en Abyme (IV) framed c-print, 24 x 32cm
I take pictures of his paintings and his art books to declare my presence in what was his space.
Treating photography like painting, these two wall mounted photo collages can be hung and viewed in any orientation. The title of the works is a reference to a painting made by my grandfather, seen in two different rooms, as well as in two photographs.The collage combines the painting in a photograph as well as repeated photographs of installations that I built. How I feel like the composition of his paintings ubiquitous was imprinted in my subconscious and how my own arrangements or compositions are in some way always affected by them. How they shaped the way I see and create treat composition. I grew up surrounded by many of his paintings. so essential and unbiquitous that in my minid they have become as basic as the most common fundamental words and phrases I use.
I grew up surrounded by many of his paintings. so essential and unbiquitous that in my minid they have become as basic as the words and phrases I use.