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Letha Wilson — Glacier Sky (Back to Back)
Letha Wilson

Glacier Sky (Back to Back)

2016

Glacier Sky (Back to Back) exemplifies Letha Wilson's commitment to pushing photographic practice beyond the picture plane and into physical space. Created in 2016, this archival inkjet print begins as a landscape image and becomes something far more complex through Wilson's hands-on intervention: two prints are adhered back to back, then cut and folded at the center to open a sculptural aperture, transforming the work into a freestanding, three-dimensional object. The result is a piece that refuses to settle into a single identity, oscillating between photograph, sculpture, and material artifact. Collectors should note that the work illustrated shows both orientations simultaneously, with the front face of the edition appearing on the left and the reverse on the right, and that either side may be displayed outward depending on preference. Wilson's practice draws on a deep engagement with the American landscape, particularly the geological and atmospheric conditions of the American West, treating photography not as a window onto that terrain but as a material substance to be shaped by it and by the artist's own hand. The glacial sky captured in this edition carries the cool, expansive quality of high-altitude light, yet Wilson's folding and cutting deny any illusion of pure documentary distance. The edition of 50, hand-signed by the artist, represents an accessible point of entry into a body of work that has garnered sustained critical attention. Collectors interested in acquiring two prints may display them as a diptych, adding yet another layer of interpretive possibility to an already richly considered object.

Medium
Archival Inket Print
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Light Work, Syracuse, United States

For Sale — $500

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Letha Wilson, Glacier Sky (Back to Back), 2016

Glacier Sky (Back to Back) exemplifies Letha Wilson's commitment to pushing photographic practice beyond the picture plane and into physical space. Created in 2016, this archival inkjet print begins as a landscape image and becomes something far more complex through Wilson's hands-on intervention: two prints are adhered back to back, then cut and folded at the center to open a sculptural aperture, transforming the work into a freestanding, three-dimensional object. The result is a piece that refuses to settle into a single identity, oscillating between photograph, sculpture, and material artifact. Collectors should note that the work illustrated shows both orientations simultaneously, with the front face of the edition appearing on the left and the reverse on the right, and that either side may be displayed outward depending on preference. Wilson's practice draws on a deep engagement with the American landscape, particularly the geological and atmospheric conditions of the American West, treating photography not as a window onto that terrain but as a material substance to be shaped by it and by the artist's own hand. The glacial sky captured in this edition carries the cool, expansive quality of high-altitude light, yet Wilson's folding and cutting deny any illusion of pure documentary distance. The edition of 50, hand-signed by the artist, represents an accessible point of entry into a body of work that has garnered sustained critical attention. Collectors interested in acquiring two prints may display them as a diptych, adding yet another layer of interpretive possibility to an already richly considered object.

Medium
Archival Inket Print
Dimensions
overall: 39.1 x 28.6 x 1.9 cm
Year
2016
Edition
of 50
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Light Work, Syracuse, United States

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