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Untitled

Photograph
1994 (made)
Artist/Maker

Belin is a French artist who lives and works in Paris. She is primarily a photographer, but has also worked with video and live performance. Belin’s early work was inspired by photography as a medium, leading her to explore its aesthetic potential, such as with this series, which explores the luminous spectrum of silver objects. Belin’s more recent work has embraced new technology, blurring the lines between illusion and reality whilst experimenting with different processes and techniques. In her 'Silver' series, the objects themselves serve as a luminous spectrum, capturing and representing light reflected from their surface.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleUntitled (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Photograph by Valérie Belin, 'Untitled' from the 'Silver' series, 1994
Physical description
Black and white photograph of a round silver teapot. Light reflected on the surface has created abstract shapes and patterns, which gives a lumionous glow to the teapot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8cm
  • Width: 11.7cm
Credit line
Purchase funded by the Photographs Acquisition Group
Summary
Belin is a French artist who lives and works in Paris. She is primarily a photographer, but has also worked with video and live performance. Belin’s early work was inspired by photography as a medium, leading her to explore its aesthetic potential, such as with this series, which explores the luminous spectrum of silver objects. Belin’s more recent work has embraced new technology, blurring the lines between illusion and reality whilst experimenting with different processes and techniques. In her 'Silver' series, the objects themselves serve as a luminous spectrum, capturing and representing light reflected from their surface.
Collection
Accession number
E.712-2019

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Record createdDecember 12, 2018
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