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Artemis/Diana
50 in. × 37 1/2 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Angel Encased (Bernini)
50 in. × 37 1/2 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Constantine Fragments
50 in. × 37 1/2 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Boy with Four Shadows
37 1/2 in. × 50 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Fragments Femminile
23 in. × 50 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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The Dying Gaul
50 in. × 37 1/2 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Sala degli Imperatori
50 in. × 37 1/2 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Sala dei Filosofi
50 in. × 37 1/2 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Inverted Capital
40 1/4 in. × 30 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Marble Construct I
24 in. × 18 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Marble Construct II
24 in. × 18 in. Archival pigment print. 2014.
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Bust Typology (Male)
24 in. × 20 in. each. 6 piece typology. Archival pigment prints with gold leaf. 2014.
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Geta
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Lvcio Vero
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Marco Avrelio
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Menandro
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Demosthenes
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Paride
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Bust Typology (Female)
24 in. × 20 in. each. 6 piece typology. Archival pigment prints with gold leaf. 2014.
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Busto Femminile I
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Busto Femminile II
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Faustina Minore
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Ritratto Feminile I
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Ritratto Femminile II
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
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Ritratto Femminile III
24 in. × 20 in. Archival pigment print with gold leaf. 2014.
Rome Works
2014
Rome Works investigates and interprets the history of culture. The photographs include sculptural masterpieces both within and outside of museum archives. Although rooted in antiquity each image is embedded with some form of marker that creates a collision in time.
The process of conservation, the physical moving of an artifact, or the recreation of a figure from isolated fragments - serve to disrupt the historical iconography allowing for a more contemporary reading. The images often focus on overlooked details, illuminating unwritten histories. Emanating from great works of art, the photographs reframe banal gestures and moments held within statuary, thus creating new paradigmatic narratives exclusive of historical understandings.
The marble constructions create abstracted cultural landscapes referencing the materials used in the building of Rome. Inverted Capital engages with spatial and scale perceptions that confound our understanding of architecture and history. The bust typologies are now stripped of their facial identities. The photograph presents abstracted evidence of the tactile materiality of their garments. Why is it that the iconic busts of men are all annotated with their names while the busts of women are simply annotated by gender? The four shadows behind the headless young boy, the electric blue nylon-strap harnesses Artemis/Diana and suspends her in a blue armature constructed from modern technology, the Bernini Angel Encased in glass framework, these photographs overturn conventional views from their historical origins.
Bound to history yet freed by re-contextualization, Rome Works supports the possibility of reading new narratives created through re-representation.