These images of places in Lazio are printed onto Hahnemuhle William Turner 310gsm, A2 size paper
and individually hand-coloured.
and individually hand-coloured.
Trace/Aura (2016 - )
The trace is the appearance of nearness, however far removed the thing that left it behind may be. The aura is the appearance of a distance, however close the thing that calls it forth. In the trace, we gain possession of the thing; in the aura, it takes possession of us.
Walter Benjamin
The aim with these works is to create more traces and ‘call forth’ auras, to look for human traces, and how these are evoked and recorded in different ways that change over time. To suggest roving spirits by capturing their fleeting presence as translucent wraiths.
The trace is the appearance of nearness, however far removed the thing that left it behind may be. The aura is the appearance of a distance, however close the thing that calls it forth. In the trace, we gain possession of the thing; in the aura, it takes possession of us.
Walter Benjamin
The aim with these works is to create more traces and ‘call forth’ auras, to look for human traces, and how these are evoked and recorded in different ways that change over time. To suggest roving spirits by capturing their fleeting presence as translucent wraiths.
Terme di Diocleziano (2017)
Terme di Diocleziano was on view at the UCL Art Museum from January to June 2017
Through its implied narrative, this silk triptych exposes the different properties of real and sculpted cloth. The juxtaposition of the individual images creates a visual syncopation that is in tune with the action of the cloth caught in motion. While the stone speaks through the permanently carved folds so the transparent fabric reveals an instantaneous ballet. Caught in variable lighting the sequence of three poses, are in turn translucent or visible, the central panel serendipitously darker, reinforcing its full frontal image as a natural anchor.
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Liz Rideal UCL blog
Marble and Silk by Alexander Massouras
Terme di Diocleziano was on view at the UCL Art Museum from January to June 2017
Through its implied narrative, this silk triptych exposes the different properties of real and sculpted cloth. The juxtaposition of the individual images creates a visual syncopation that is in tune with the action of the cloth caught in motion. While the stone speaks through the permanently carved folds so the transparent fabric reveals an instantaneous ballet. Caught in variable lighting the sequence of three poses, are in turn translucent or visible, the central panel serendipitously darker, reinforcing its full frontal image as a natural anchor.
Download further information
Liz Rideal UCL blog
Marble and Silk by Alexander Massouras