
A Palm Tree is A Palm Tree is A Palm Tree (672 Tiny Explosions)
A Palm Tree is A Palm Tree is A Palm Tree (672 Tiny Explosions) by Bruno V. Roels is a monumental unique work composed of 672 individual gelatin silver prints meticulously mounted to board, forming an expansive and hypnotic accumulation of photographic imagery. The relentless repetition of the palm tree motif across hundreds of prints simultaneously evokes obsession, seriality, and the Gertrude Stein-inspired flattening of meaning through language and image. Together, the prints coalesce into a singular, overwhelming visual experience that questions representation, identity, and the threshold at which multiplicity transforms into something entirely new.
- Medium
- Unique work, comprising 672 gelatin silver prints mounted to board.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
ULTIMATE Evening & Photographs Day Sales
May 18, 2018
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