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Untitled 5 (from the series Don’t Open Box in the Light)
Untitled 5 (from the series Don’t Open Box in the Light)
Untitled 5 (from the series Don’t Open Box in the Light)

Untitled 5 (from the series Don’t Open Box in the Light)

Artist (American)
Date2015
Mediumpigment ink on film (unique)
DimensionsImage: 4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (11.4 × 8.6 cm)
Support: 4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (11.4 × 8.6 cm)
Frame: 13 × 11 × 1 1/2 in. (33 × 27.9 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of Meggan Gould, 2017
Object number2017.15
DescriptionAbstract composition with light and dark lines crossing the picture plane vertically at angles, crossed by similar lines that are irregular diagonals, forming a loose weave.
Text Entries
Gould’s work has long been characterized by an ongoing exploration of how photography affects the way we see the world. In her series Don’t Open Box in the Light, she uses photographic sheet film, but not in the usual way. Instead of placing it in a camera to capture latent images, she renders it impotent by rubbing away the emulsion, burnishing what is left, and then drawing on it is using pigment ink drained from digital printers. Her methods are both meditative and laborious, intimately reconnecting the artist with her materials while simultaneously creating a hybrid between darkroom and digital photography that defies classification. The final pieces are unique, hand-made images with a patterned, rhythmic appeal.
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