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Rodney Graham — Main Street Tree
Rodney Graham

Main Street Tree

A towering street tree is photographed in a state of luminous inversion, its roots reaching skyward and its canopy plunging downward in Rodney Graham's signature upside-down photographic style. The large-scale chromogenic print renders the familiar urban landscape strange and disorienting, transforming an ordinary Main Street scene into a meditation on perspective and perception. Graham's meticulous attention to light and detail imbues the image with a dreamlike clarity that challenges the viewer's relationship to the everyday world.

Medium
chromogenic print

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Under the Influence

March 4, 2015

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Rodney Graham, Main Street Tree

A towering street tree is photographed in a state of luminous inversion, its roots reaching skyward and its canopy plunging downward in Rodney Graham's signature upside-down photographic style. The large-scale chromogenic print renders the familiar urban landscape strange and disorienting, transforming an ordinary Main Street scene into a meditation on perspective and perception. Graham's meticulous attention to light and detail imbues the image with a dreamlike clarity that challenges the viewer's relationship to the everyday world.

Medium
chromogenic print
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, Melancholic Mood, Landscape Photography, Contemplative Mood, Canadian Artist, Large Format Photography, Male Artist, Cool Tones, Urban Nature, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Inverted Image, Chromogenic Print, Street Photography, Solitary Mood

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