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Tacita Dean — The Line of Fate
Tacita Dean

The Line of Fate

"The Line of Fate" by Tacita Dean comprises five photographs that explore themes of chance, destiny, and visual perception through a combination of color and black and white imagery. The work demonstrates Dean's characteristic interest in the photographic medium itself, using the distinction between chromogenic and gelatin silver printing processes to create conceptual and material contrasts. The series reflects Dean's broader practice of examining how photography captures and constructs meaning from the everyday world.

Medium
1 chromogenic print and 4 gelatin silver prints

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February 28, 2025

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Tacita Dean, The Line of Fate

"The Line of Fate" by Tacita Dean comprises five photographs that explore themes of chance, destiny, and visual perception through a combination of color and black and white imagery. The work demonstrates Dean's characteristic interest in the photographic medium itself, using the distinction between chromogenic and gelatin silver printing processes to create conceptual and material contrasts. The series reflects Dean's broader practice of examining how photography captures and constructs meaning from the everyday world.

Medium
1 chromogenic print and 4 gelatin silver prints
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Philosophical Inquiry, Documentary, Meditative, British Artist, Landscape, 16mm film, Poetic Realism, 21st Century, Experimental Film, Contemporary

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