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James Casebere — Four Flooded Arches from Right
James Casebere

Four Flooded Arches from Right

James Casebere's *Four Flooded Arches from Right* is a meticulously constructed photographic tableau in which a series of architectural arches are partially submerged in eerily still, reflective water. Working with handcrafted scale models rather than real spaces, Casebere renders the scene with a haunting, dreamlike stillness that blurs the line between reality and fabrication. The dye destruction print, flush-mounted, lends the image a rich, luminous quality that heightens the tension between the work's artificial origins and its strikingly convincing sense of place.

Medium
Dye destruction print, flush-mounted.

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May 18, 2017

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James Casebere, Four Flooded Arches from Right

James Casebere's *Four Flooded Arches from Right* is a meticulously constructed photographic tableau in which a series of architectural arches are partially submerged in eerily still, reflective water. Working with handcrafted scale models rather than real spaces, Casebere renders the scene with a haunting, dreamlike stillness that blurs the line between reality and fabrication. The dye destruction print, flush-mounted, lends the image a rich, luminous quality that heightens the tension between the work's artificial origins and its strikingly convincing sense of place.

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

Related themes

Interior Space, Conceptual Photography, Architectural Subject, Melancholic Mood, Photography, Male Artist, Surreal Mood, Dye Destruction Print, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Landscape Format, Large Format, Surrealist Influence, Established Artist, Architecture, Cool Color Palette, Minimalist Style, Constructed Photography

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