55 Orchard Street, New York, New York 10002 212 989 5467 fax 212 989 5642
55 Orchard Street, New York, New York 10002 212 989 5467 fax 212 989 5642 |
Jim Dingilian |
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This show contains two types of non-traditional work, both of which use an erasure process in their creation. The first group is permanent marker drawings on salvaged school desktops, which depict peripheral or transitional exterior spaces such as the edges of parking lots and fields. The second group is altered found photographs, the surfaces of which have been reduced to intricate, abstract patterns and linear forms using a resistive coating and bleach solution. All the works are connected by their allusions to photography’s role in memory and sentimentality. They refer to the ability of photographs to capture supposedly factual indicators of elusive instants. This aspect is underscored by Dingilian’s use of found objects as his grounds, which have time-worn patinas and scars that suggest personal histories now lost or forgotten. | |||||||
 Untitled, 2004 Selectively bleached found photograph 4 3/16 x 2 7/8 inches |
 Untitled (Traveler), 2004 Selectively bleached found photograph 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 inches |
55 Orchard Street, New York, New York 10002 212 989 5467 fax 212 989 5642
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