João Castilho : ‘Spice’ (Photography)

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‘untitled 4’
archival pigment print
80 x 120 cm
2009

‘untitled 6’
archival pigment print
80 x 120 cm
2009

‘untitled 7’
archival pigment print
80 x 120 cm
2009

‘untitled 2’
archival pigment print
80 x 120 cm
2009

‘untitled 3’
archival pigmen3t print
80 x 120 cm
2009

‘untitled 1’
archival pigment print
80 x 120 cm
2009

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Photographed in Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flats this series forms part of a larger body of work begun in 2008 involving interventions in nature. In the case of Spice, the choice of pepper and saffron spices to make the interventions was inspired by the space itself: a desert of salt. These interventions are inherently ephemeral, and were made to be photographed. The work intersects other forms of art, with elements from painting (the use of pigments) and Land Art (transforming the landscape). [Extract : 1500 Gallery]

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João Castilho : Website

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