Untitled
Photograph
2002 (photographed)
2002 (photographed)
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Black holes conjure up associations of darkness, obscurity and loss of meaning. The black hole in this image is an unexpected fiction, turning a barren landscape into a stage and twisting the traditional premise of photography as truthful. Taking his lead from the physicist Werner Heisenberg's 'Uncertainty Principle', which claims that things only exist if and when they are observed, Edgar Martins explores the relationship between landscape, photography and reality.
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Materials and techniques | C-type print |
Brief description | 'Untitled', 2002 from the series 'Black Holes and Other Inconsistencies' by Edgar Martins (born Évora, Alentejo region, Portugal, 1977) |
Physical description | Photograph of black cloth on a road. |
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Gallery label | Black holes conjure up associations of darkness, obscurity and loss of meaning. The black hole in this image is an unexpected fiction, turning a barren landscape into a stage and twisting the traditional premise of photography as truthful. Taking his lead from the physicist Werner Heisenberg's 'Uncertainty Principle', which claims that things only exist if and when they are observed, Edgar Martins explores the relationship between landscape, photography and reality.(20/02/2006) |
Credit line | Given by The Moth House |
Production | Photographed in Alentejo, Portugal |
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Summary | Black holes conjure up associations of darkness, obscurity and loss of meaning. The black hole in this image is an unexpected fiction, turning a barren landscape into a stage and twisting the traditional premise of photography as truthful. Taking his lead from the physicist Werner Heisenberg's 'Uncertainty Principle', which claims that things only exist if and when they are observed, Edgar Martins explores the relationship between landscape, photography and reality. |
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Accession number | E.396-2005 |
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Record created | November 29, 2005 |
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