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Frank van der Salm |
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Condominium, 2008, Fuji crystal archive, perspex, dibond, 180 x 225 cm China Halo, 2008, Fuji crystal archive, perspex, dibond, 150 x 187 cm Atmosphere, 2008, Fuji crystal archive, perspex, dibond, 180 x 225 cm Matrix, 2008, Fuji crystal archive, perspex, dibond, 180 x 225 cm Spectrum, 2008, Fuji crystal archive, perspex, dibond, 150 x 187 cm
Condominium, 2008, Fuji crystal archive, perspex, dibond, 180 x 225 cm
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Frank van
der Salm
(1964,
Delft)
is a master when it comes to suggesting doubt. His photos
make the viewer doubt the authenticity of the object he photographs. As
viewers, we always evaluate what we see in terms of what we remember.
Like no other medium, photography plays a game with our memory and our
ability to retrieve our knowledge of reality from our memory.
Frank van der Salm draws
the eye to a ‘distorted view’ of this reality, thereby creating
confusion in the mind of the viewer. We start to doubt what we
remember. How is it possible for the foreground to be blurred, while the
background is sharper? This type of image – completely hazy or partly
out of focus – can be regarded as characteristic of Frank van der Salm’s
photos. But above all, Frank van
der Salm affirms
that he does not stick to any rules. He employs a rich spectrum in the
language of photographic imagery; another typical aspect of his work (in
addition to lack of focus) is the hyper-focused image that draws every
detail to the viewer’s attention. Van der Salm also makes images to melt
into each other, with one image sliding like a grid across another,
underlying image. This layered quality, which may obscure or reveal, is
further supported by the titles.
Concealing
and clarifying at the same time, these point to a meaning beyond the
subject of the photo.
Van der Salm studied at the Technical University in Delft and
Photography and Audio the Art Academy in Rotterdam. Among others, he had
worked with the Netherlands Photo Museum and the architecture practices
O.M.A. (Rem Koolhaas) and Herzog & DeMeuron. His photographic work has
been published and exhibited all over the world, including at Aperture
Gallery, New York (2009), George Eastman House, Rochester (2009),
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo (2009), Stedelijk Museum Delft (2007),
Maison Européenne de la Photographie Paris (2006), The Netherlands
Architecture Institute (2006) and at the Venice Biennale (2001) |
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