
Studio (0X5A8934)
2021
Studio (0X5A8934) unfolds as a quietly radical investigation of the photographic studio itself, with Paul Mpagi Sepuya turning the camera's gaze back onto its own conditions of making. Working within a practice that treats the studio as both subject and collaborator, Sepuya layers reflections, fragments of bodies, and glimpses of the apparatus to produce images that resist easy resolution. The result is a composition that holds multiple spatial logics at once, inviting the viewer to consider how desire, intimacy, and representation are constructed rather than simply captured. Printed as an archival pigment print in 2021, the work carries the luminosity and tonal precision that has made Sepuya's studio-based series among the most discussed bodies of photographic work to emerge in recent years. At 33 by 22.9 centimeters, this is an intimate object, scaled for close looking rather than spectacle, and that restraint feels entirely deliberate. Sepuya's practice has been recognized across major institutional contexts, and works from his studio series are held in significant collections internationally. Studio (0X5A8934) is offered through the Broadway Housing Communities Benefit Auction, meaning its acquisition directly supports an organization committed to housing and community services in New York City. The work ships from New York, with shipping costs and applicable fees the responsibility of the buyer. Frame is not included, leaving presentation choices to the collector.
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- Archival pigment print
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