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Thomas Demand — color coupler print, with Diasec face
Thomas Demand

color coupler print, with Diasec face

Thomas Demand's meticulously constructed photographic work presents a world built entirely from paper and cardboard, recreating everyday spaces and environments with an uncanny sense of stillness and artificiality. The color coupler print, mounted with a Diasec face, lends the image a luminous depth and pristine surface quality that heightens the tension between the hyperreal and the fabricated. Demand's practice challenges perceptions of truth and representation, inviting viewers to question the reliability of photographic imagery as a document of reality.

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Under the Influence

September 16, 2014

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Thomas Demand, color coupler print, with Diasec face

Thomas Demand's meticulously constructed photographic work presents a world built entirely from paper and cardboard, recreating everyday spaces and environments with an uncanny sense of stillness and artificiality. The color coupler print, mounted with a Diasec face, lends the image a luminous depth and pristine surface quality that heightens the tension between the hyperreal and the fabricated. Demand's practice challenges perceptions of truth and representation, inviting viewers to question the reliability of photographic imagery as a document of reality.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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20th-Century Art, Conceptual Photography, Architectural Subject, German Artist, Diasec Mount, Color Photography, Male Artist, Cool Tones, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Contemporary Photography, Staged Photography, Large Format, Diasec Print, 21st Century Art, Architectural Interior, Established Artist, Meticulous Detail, Constructed Reality

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