25 original, continuous photo strips in groups of five, each representing a different tree from a different part of the world. PH neutral canvas backing, anti-UV lamination. 150 in x 190 in x 3 in From left: PINO ROMANO, JAPANESE CRYPTOMERIA, PINO SARDO, MASSACHUSETTS BIRCH, PARISIAN CHESTNUT (marked for destruction). These FIVE TREES are from…
In September 2001 I installed a photographic forest at Belcher Gallery in San Francisco. Virtual Wood tries to confuse the conventional perception of depth and distance and to disorient the viewer when – by simply turning around – he finds himself in a forest of skies. “A fool sees not the same tree that a…
7 photographic strips mounted on canvas98 in x 42 in – $6,000 One of my first experiments in perspective flattening through recomposing deconstructed details. The ground’s verticality meets and frames the verticality of the reconstructed tree trunk. I feel I now can understand what this tree is about.
11 photographic strips mounted on canvas98 in x 65 in This work represents my discovery of the printed photo strip as an element of composition. It is one of my first experiments juxtaposing photographic strips in order to “paint” quickly and at a large scale. Each strip corresponds to a full roll of 35mm film,…
