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Michael Kenna — Swings, Catskill Mountains, New York
Michael Kenna

Swings, Catskill Mountains, New York

A serene and minimalist black-and-white photograph by Michael Kenna captures a row of empty swings suspended in a quiet, misty landscape of the Catskill Mountains. The warm sepia and selenium toning adds a timeless, melancholic quality to the image, evoking a sense of absence and stillness. Kenna's masterful use of light and shadow transforms the mundane playground equipment into a poetic meditation on solitude and the passage of time.

Medium
Sepia and selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 1987.

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The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation

October 3, 2017

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Michael Kenna, Swings, Catskill Mountains, New York

A serene and minimalist black-and-white photograph by Michael Kenna captures a row of empty swings suspended in a quiet, misty landscape of the Catskill Mountains. The warm sepia and selenium toning adds a timeless, melancholic quality to the image, evoking a sense of absence and stillness. Kenna's masterful use of light and shadow transforms the mundane playground equipment into a poetic meditation on solitude and the passage of time.

Medium
Sepia and selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 1987.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Landscape Photography, Contemplative Mood, Male Artist, Nature And Environment, Fine Art Photography, Quiet Mood, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Artist, American Photographer, Contemporary Photography, Sepia Toned, Minimalist Photography, Square Format, American Scenery, British Photographer

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