© Liz Deschenes
Currently not on view
Untitled (Charlesworth),
2013
Liz Deschenes, American, born 1966
2016-83
As chemical photography is increasingly replaced by digital, Deschenes continues to explore the processes of the former. Her abstract photographs, like this one, utilize large sheets of photosensitized paper that she exposes—without the aid of a camera—to moonlight, starlight, or other natural light sources. Because of these irregular light exposures and the artist’s chemical experiments in the darkroom, every print is unique. Each resulting work captures the essence of ambient light and ultimately presents a reflection of the environment in which the image was created, all the while challenging notions of what a photograph should look like.
Information
Title
Untitled (Charlesworth)
Dates
2013
Maker
Medium
Gelatin silver print mounted to aluminum
Dimensions
106.7 × 86.4 cm (42 × 34 in.) (point to point)
Credit Line
Gift of Dilyara Allakhverdova and Elchin Safarov
Object Number
2016-83
Place Made
North America, United States, New York, New York
Culture
Materials
Techniques
Subject
[Campoli Presti, Paris, France]; purchased by Dilyara Allakhverdova and Elchin Safarov; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.
