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Sharon Lockhart — Mike Dicky, Tinsmith from the series Lunch Break
Sharon Lockhart

Mike Dicky, Tinsmith from the series Lunch Break

Two large-format chromogenic prints capture Mike Dicky, a tinsmith, during his lunch break at a Maine paper mill, rendered in Lockhart's characteristically precise and contemplative photographic style. The diptych format invites a slow, measured observation of the worker in repose, transforming a mundane moment of rest into a study of labor, time, and human presence. Lockhart's meticulous attention to light and composition elevates the everyday scene into a quietly monumental portrait of American working-class life.

Medium
chromogenic prints, in 2 parts

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Under the Influence

September 19, 2013

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Sharon Lockhart, Mike Dicky, Tinsmith from the series Lunch Break

Two large-format chromogenic prints capture Mike Dicky, a tinsmith, during his lunch break at a Maine paper mill, rendered in Lockhart's characteristically precise and contemplative photographic style. The diptych format invites a slow, measured observation of the worker in repose, transforming a mundane moment of rest into a study of labor, time, and human presence. Lockhart's meticulous attention to light and composition elevates the everyday scene into a quietly monumental portrait of American working-class life.

Medium
chromogenic prints, in 2 parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Color, Documentary, American, Photograph, Labor, Diptych, Chromogenic Print, Portrait, Realism, Contemporary

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