October, 2014
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| Emma Hamilton, The Sculptor's Photograph, 2014. Image Courtesy of Christian Capurro. |
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| Emma Hamilton, The Sculptor's Photograph, 2014. Image Courtesy of Christian Capurro. |
The Sculptor’s Photograph seeks to interrogate the relationship
between sculpture and photography. Mimicking the practice of Brancusi who
photographed his sculptures, Hamilton’s photographs present her own view of his
works through the camera lens. Taken in black and white film, the photographs
harness light and shadow to create a dramatic alternative set of
‘documentation’. The images become works in their own right, revealing moments
that we cannot see within the physical work.
Hamilton photographed
Brancusi’s studio in Paris, his photos in the archives at the Pompidou Centre,
and travelled to Romania to capture his seminal Endless Column.
Emma Hamilton, The Sculptor's Photograph (details), 2014. Images Courtesy of Christian Capurro.
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| Emma Hamilton, The Sculptor's Photograph (detail), 2014. Image Courtesy of Christian Capurro. |
Emma Hamilton, The Sculptor's Photograph (details), 2014. Images Courtesy of Christian Capurro.
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| Emma Hamilton, The Sculptor's Photograph (publication), 2014. Image Courtesy of Christian Capurro.
This project has
been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for
the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
This project is supported by the 2014 City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.
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