Mean City
Photograph
1993-1999 (photographed)
1993-1999 (photographed)
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This image is one of a series that conveys the strangeness of the city at night. The scene shows deserted buildings, streets and sometimes glimpses of figures. The differing types of artificial light and moonlight define the spaces between buildings as much as they define buildings themselves. As a sequence, the photographs convey some of the sensations felt by the photographer wandering and observing alone. The result is a subtle combination of aesthetic, urban, social and personal viewpoints.
Object details
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| Title | Mean City (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type print |
| Brief description | Colour photograph, lamp interior by Effie Paleologou, made in New York, 1995-1997. |
| Physical description | Colour photograph, lamp interior. |
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| Gallery label | These images convey the strangeness of the city at night. The scenes show deserted buildings, streets and sometimes glimpses of figures. The qualities of differing types of artificial light and moonlight define the spaces between buildings as much as the buildings themselves. As a sequence, they convey some of the sensations felt by the photographer wandering and observing alone. The result is a subtle combination of aesthetic, urban, social and personal viewpoints.(22/09/2004) |
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| Summary | This image is one of a series that conveys the strangeness of the city at night. The scene shows deserted buildings, streets and sometimes glimpses of figures. The differing types of artificial light and moonlight define the spaces between buildings as much as they define buildings themselves. As a sequence, the photographs convey some of the sensations felt by the photographer wandering and observing alone. The result is a subtle combination of aesthetic, urban, social and personal viewpoints. |
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| Accession number | E.2324-1997 |
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| Record created | June 28, 2005 |
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