
Pictures of Air (Viewing From Hiroshima, Japan)
A sweeping cloudscape rendered in rich, atmospheric tones forms the basis of this large-scale chromogenic print by Vik Muniz. As part of his *Pictures of Air* series, Muniz captures the ephemeral and intangible, photographing the sky over Hiroshima to evoke a profound sense of history, memory, and absence. The work transforms something as weightless and fleeting as air into a charged visual meditation on place and collective trauma.
- Medium
- chromogenic print
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- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Day Sale
July 3, 2014
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