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Series Title: Evidence of Things Seen

Untitled #102

2001, printed 2004

Simen Johan

(Norwegian, b. 1973)
Culture
America
Medium
chromogenic print
Measurements
Image: 112.7 x 112 cm (44 3/8 x 44 1/8 in.); Paper: 119.8 x 126.9 cm (47 3/16 x 49 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Friends of Photography 2005.38
Copyright
© Simen Johan, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, NYC
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Simen Johan's series Evidence of Things Seen depicts children who seem focused on ordinary play, yet something appears amiss. In this photograph, the eerie narrative in an urban setting was produced by digitally combining three separate negatives: two are from studio shoots, one of a blonde-haired girl whose body was replaced with a photograph of a similarly attired boy; the backdrop is from an outdoor shoot of a snowy cityscape. Describing the scene, the artist explains, "The girl sees something magical and has a camera ready."
A square chromogenic print depicts a child with a light skin tone from the chest up, wearing a voluminous dark fur hat and a fuzzy black coat. Facing us, they hold a small white camera. Soft, out-of-focus white circles drift across the composition, dappling the figure and dark background. A bright streetlamp glows in the upper left, while a law office sign is partially visible to our right.

Untitled #102

2001, printed 2004

Simen Johan

(Norwegian, b. 1973)
America

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