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Robert ParkeHarrison — Cloud Machine
Robert ParkeHarrison

Cloud Machine

A solitary figure tends to a mysterious mechanical contraption amid a barren, dreamlike landscape, as billowing clouds churn overhead in response to the machine's labors. ParkeHarrison's signature hand-altered silver print blurs the boundary between photography and painting, lending the image a timeworn, allegorical quality. The work speaks to humanity's obsessive and often futile attempts to control the natural world through technology and industry.

Medium
Gelatin silver print with acrylic paint, gels and varnishes, flush-mounted to artist's wooden frame.

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October 1, 2013

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Robert ParkeHarrison, Cloud Machine

A solitary figure tends to a mysterious mechanical contraption amid a barren, dreamlike landscape, as billowing clouds churn overhead in response to the machine's labors. ParkeHarrison's signature hand-altered silver print blurs the boundary between photography and painting, lending the image a timeworn, allegorical quality. The work speaks to humanity's obsessive and often futile attempts to control the natural world through technology and industry.

Medium
Gelatin silver print with acrylic paint, gels and varnishes, flush-mounted to artist's wooden frame.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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