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Thomas Demand — Grube (Pit)
Thomas Demand

Grube (Pit)

1999

"Grube (Pit)" by Thomas Demand is a large scale chromogenic print that depicts an excavated earthen pit rendered in meticulous photorealistic detail. The work is characteristic of Demand's practice of constructing elaborate paper and cardboard models from photographs, which he then photographs anew, creating an uncanny tension between the indexical quality of photography and the artificial nature of his subjects. By face mounting and mounting the final print, Demand emphasizes the material presence of the image and its status as a finished object in the gallery space.

Medium
artist made chromogenic print, face-mounted and mounted

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Thomas Demand, Grube (Pit), 1999

"Grube (Pit)" by Thomas Demand is a large scale chromogenic print that depicts an excavated earthen pit rendered in meticulous photorealistic detail. The work is characteristic of Demand's practice of constructing elaborate paper and cardboard models from photographs, which he then photographs anew, creating an uncanny tension between the indexical quality of photography and the artificial nature of his subjects. By face mounting and mounting the final print, Demand emphasizes the material presence of the image and its status as a finished object in the gallery space.

Medium
artist made chromogenic print, face-mounted and mounted
Year
1999
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Photography, Pit, Minimalist Aesthetic, Photograph, Conceptual Art, Ambiguous Narrative, Landscape, 1990s, Chromogenic Print, 21st Century, Contemporary Art, German, Industrial Landscape, Earth Tones, Architectural Documentation, Constructed Reality, Contemporary, Constructed Photography

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