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Engrenages small Photograph - Limited Edition of 15

Gina Soden

United Kingdom

Photography, Digital on Paper

Size: 25.6 W x 17.6 H x 0.1 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Now available in the small size, Engrenages is an artwork by contemporary English photographic artist Gina Soden from the series entitled "Distanza". This photograph has been shot inside an abandoned castle in France. It shows a modern staircase, an unusual element for this old castle with a mix of styles like art nouveau and neo-gothic. Technically ambitious, the Distanza works were created over a number of years. Many of the works were captured in Italy, continuing Gina's lifelong fascination with extraordinary and atmospheric spaces that abound there. As the title suggests, each work in the "Distanza" ("Distance" in Italian) series revels in the space that is receding. Large abandoned architectures disappear into a single vanishing point, drawing the viewer to a past that seems to exist in the present. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta 325gsm Giclee print, a premium quality paper, which is perfect for Gina Soden's brightly coloured and textured images. Fine Art Baryta paper has a similar foundation to that used in the past in traditional silver fibre prints. The paper's unique glossy Baryta surface lends itself perfectly to saturated colour images. Edition of 15 with 2 A/P's. Gina Soden personally prints and check the artwork in her studio. It will then be packaged and rolled in a tube sent by courier. Size includes 2cm border so it is ready for framing. With your artwork there will be a signed & numbered certificate of authenticity. This can be affixed to the back of the print when framed.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Photography:

Digital on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:

15

Size:

25.6 W x 17.6 H x 0.1 D in

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At the heart of my photography is a preoccupation with abandoned structures and locations. Traveling widely to undisclosed sites throughout Europe, I explore the boundaries of beauty, decay, nostalgia and neglect. The genesis of each of my pieces is often the unique architectural character of each location, heightened by their painfully slow transformation after years of abandonment. Kate Bryan; 2012 "​Rather than taking a documentary approach, Soden breathes a sense of life into the scenes, hinting at narrative with studied compositions. Characteristically each image has a distinctly painterly aesthetic, side stepping the tendency that photography has for observational and distanced looking. Soden’s approach is lyrical and directs the viewer to explore the concepts of time and memory. The compositions feature derelict asylums, long since closed schools, ex-military compounds and famous city power stations in various stages of decay. The results are striking and poignant, at once both edgy in their contemporary aesthetic and nostalgic in their ruinous beauty. The work is underscored by the potential controversy of gaining unlicensed access to the out of bounds areas. Every image is a product of a journey, referring both to the physical demands of gaining entry and to the passing of time which is evident in the abandoned locations. Like the Romantic poets before her, Soden offers room to reflect on more romantic notions of beauty and a sense of calmness despite collapse and structural devastation"

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