Summer Evening, 2012 - Limited Edition of 35 Photograph

Imagine being able to recreate Edward Hopper's painting into actual places. That wonderful light, to experience it in a different way. This idea started the project. One of the things I fell in love with in Edward Hopper's work is the interralation of light and space. To translate his painted images into actual illuminated places, I built three-dimensional cardboard scale models. Then I turn on the light ( for most of the exposures only a small lightbulb) on this artificial cardboard world, my attempt to grasp that magical light. I also deeply love the way Edward Hopper shows the human experience in connection to the forces of nature ( houses & people embraced by formations of rampant trees, the expanding sun or the night) and culture ( the city). I feel universal thruth in it. Next in the working proces was to create this layer of human life. Therefor I photographed the models on a set lighted by a huge floodlight. I used a large format camera for the photos. Afterwards the negatives where digitalized and I tried to put it all together- to recreate that sense of place and light. Size A Edition of 35 and 2 Artist's Proofs Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Paper Image Size: 100 x 140 cm Paper Size: 108 x 148 cm *This work is sold unframed. With authenticity paper signed by artist There is also available a smaller size edition of 35 and 2AP and a larger size edition of 7 and 2 AP. “Laetitia Molenaar floods her photographed 3d models with light, capturing the essence of Edward Hopper’s paintings”. Agata Stoinska, Blow Magazine.

Photography:C-type on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:35

Size:58.3 W x 42.5 H x 0 D in

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