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James Casebere — Mission Façade
James Casebere

Mission Façade

Mission Façade is a striking gelatin silver print by James Casebere, in which the artist constructs and photographs an elaborately detailed architectural model of a Spanish colonial mission building. Casebere's signature technique of building small-scale tabletop sets and lighting them to mimic reality blurs the boundary between the actual and the fabricated. The resulting monochromatic image evokes a sense of stillness and timelessness, inviting viewers to question the nature of photography as a document of truth.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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Photographs Evening & Day

October 5, 2016

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James Casebere, Mission Façade

Mission Façade is a striking gelatin silver print by James Casebere, in which the artist constructs and photographs an elaborately detailed architectural model of a Spanish colonial mission building. Casebere's signature technique of building small-scale tabletop sets and lighting them to mimic reality blurs the boundary between the actual and the fabricated. The resulting monochromatic image evokes a sense of stillness and timelessness, inviting viewers to question the nature of photography as a document of truth.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, Architectural Subject, Photography, Minimalist, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Architectural Photography, Staged Photography, Late 20th Century, Monochromatic, Built Environment, Black and White, Constructed Photography

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