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“Pure Semblance” by Photographer Rosie Clements

A series of UV printed photographs on bubble wrap by Los Angeles-based artist Rosie Clements. While Clements started out as a traditional photographer, she has recently begun to introduce materiality to digital images–to “reconstitute them in a physical body”:

“Often discarded after a single use, bubble wrap mirrors the fleeting nature of digital pictures easily shared and forgotten in our media-saturated world. The bubbles allude to individual pixels rendered tactile. The works demand the viewer spend time with them–some are only legible from the right angle or distance, and up close are almost completely abstracted.”

The series invites the viewer to reconsider the way they interact with images, and emphasizes the importance of texture and materiality in an era dominated by the intangible digital realm. See more from “Pure Semblance” below. Images are courtesy of McLennon Pen Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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