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Christopher Bucklow — Guest 5:14pm 11 November
Christopher Bucklow

Guest 5:14pm 11 November

A luminous human silhouette emerges from a dense constellation of tiny circular light points, each one a pinhole projection of the sun captured directly onto photographic paper. Bucklow's large-scale photogram forgoes the camera entirely, instead using a handmade figure-shaped vessel punctured with thousands of holes to burn the solar image onto Cibachrome material. The result is a glowing, otherworldly form that evokes both scientific inquiry and spiritual transcendence, suggesting the human body as a vessel of cosmic energy.

Medium
Dye destruction photogram, flush-mounted.

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Photographs Evening & Day

October 5, 2016

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Christopher Bucklow, Guest 5:14pm 11 November

A luminous human silhouette emerges from a dense constellation of tiny circular light points, each one a pinhole projection of the sun captured directly onto photographic paper. Bucklow's large-scale photogram forgoes the camera entirely, instead using a handmade figure-shaped vessel punctured with thousands of holes to burn the solar image onto Cibachrome material. The result is a glowing, otherworldly form that evokes both scientific inquiry and spiritual transcendence, suggesting the human body as a vessel of cosmic energy.

Medium
Dye destruction photogram, flush-mounted.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Serene, Experimental, Photogram, Light-Based, Unique, British, Abstract, Contemporary

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