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Letha Wilson — Palm Fronds Steel
Letha Wilson

Palm Fronds Steel

2021

Palm Fronds Steel presents a photographic image of tropical vegetation pressed into rigid industrial material, collapsing the distance between the organic and the manufactured into a single unified object. Letha Wilson UV-prints directly onto steel, a process that fuses image and substrate so completely that the photograph ceases to function as a window and becomes instead a physical presence with weight, sheen, and dimensional depth. Measuring 62.2 × 45.7 × 8.9 centimetres, the work extends outward from the wall, insisting on its objecthood in a way that a traditionally framed print never could. Wilson has built her practice around the idea that landscape photography need not remain a passive record of place. By transferring images of the natural world onto concrete, steel, and other industrial materials, she introduces a productive tension between the fragility implied by organic subjects and the permanence of the surfaces that carry them. In Palm Fronds Steel, the lush botanical imagery acquires a cool, almost architectural authority, neither fully picture nor fully sculpture, but something that holds both conditions simultaneously. For collectors, this work represents a compelling entry point into Wilson's ongoing investigation of materiality and perception. The piece is signed by the artist and offered through Galerie Christophe Gaillard, and its modest scale makes it highly versatile across a range of domestic and institutional settings. The unframed presentation is not an omission but a deliberate statement, allowing the raw steel edge to remain visible and to reinforce the honesty of the object itself.

Medium
UV prints on steel
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris

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Letha Wilson, Palm Fronds Steel, 2021

Palm Fronds Steel presents a photographic image of tropical vegetation pressed into rigid industrial material, collapsing the distance between the organic and the manufactured into a single unified object. Letha Wilson UV-prints directly onto steel, a process that fuses image and substrate so completely that the photograph ceases to function as a window and becomes instead a physical presence with weight, sheen, and dimensional depth. Measuring 62.2 × 45.7 × 8.9 centimetres, the work extends outward from the wall, insisting on its objecthood in a way that a traditionally framed print never could. Wilson has built her practice around the idea that landscape photography need not remain a passive record of place. By transferring images of the natural world onto concrete, steel, and other industrial materials, she introduces a productive tension between the fragility implied by organic subjects and the permanence of the surfaces that carry them. In Palm Fronds Steel, the lush botanical imagery acquires a cool, almost architectural authority, neither fully picture nor fully sculpture, but something that holds both conditions simultaneously. For collectors, this work represents a compelling entry point into Wilson's ongoing investigation of materiality and perception. The piece is signed by the artist and offered through Galerie Christophe Gaillard, and its modest scale makes it highly versatile across a range of domestic and institutional settings. The unframed presentation is not an omission but a deliberate statement, allowing the raw steel edge to remain visible and to reinforce the honesty of the object itself.

Medium
UV prints on steel
Dimensions
overall: 62.2 x 45.7 x 8.9 cm
Year
2021
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris

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