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Justine Kurland — Swamp
Justine Kurland

Swamp

A lush, verdant swamp scene unfolds with an ethereal, timeless quality characteristic of Kurland's photographic vision, where figures—often young women or girls—exist in harmony with an untamed natural landscape. The rich, saturated colors of the chromogenic print heighten the dreamlike atmosphere, blurring the boundary between documentary reality and mythological narrative. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work reflects Kurland's deliberate attention to the complete presentation of her imagery as an integrated artistic object.

Medium
chromogenic print in artist's frame

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New Now Day Sale

February 29, 2016

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Justine Kurland, Swamp

A lush, verdant swamp scene unfolds with an ethereal, timeless quality characteristic of Kurland's photographic vision, where figures—often young women or girls—exist in harmony with an untamed natural landscape. The rich, saturated colors of the chromogenic print heighten the dreamlike atmosphere, blurring the boundary between documentary reality and mythological narrative. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work reflects Kurland's deliberate attention to the complete presentation of her imagery as an integrated artistic object.

Medium
chromogenic print in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Atmospheric, Documentary, American, Photograph, Landscape, Wilderness, Chromogenic Print, Nature, Moody, Contemporary

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