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Airey Force, Lake District, England

Photograph
1995-1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

From the series 'Permutations on the Picturesque', this photograph looks at the 18th-century British Picturesque movement, not only for inspiration, but for precise instruction on the subject, appearance and point of view.

Each of John Pfahl's images was scanned into a computer to undergo a series of manipulations to emulate the appearance of a watercolour in the Picturesque manner. Within this image, Pfahl has inserted a row of large pixels that span the width of the image. This manipulation draws attention to its computer-assisted construction, and could be considered a digital artefact or watermark.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleAirey Force, Lake District, England (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Digital inkjet print (Iris print) on Somerset cold press watercolour paper
Brief description
Pfahl, John. 'Airey Force, Lake District, England'. 1995/7. Iris print
Physical description
Digital inkjet print of a waterfall in the Lake District, England.
Dimensions
  • Print height: 55.2cm
  • Print width: 81.6cm
  • Frame height: 56.1cm (Note: Measurement of object when framed)
  • Frame width: 81.6cm (Note: Measurement of object when framed - frame does not exceed width of print)
  • Height of grid height: 500cm (Note: Size of grid when all 18 photographs in the series are displayed together)
  • Width of grid width: 784cm (Note: Size of grid when all 18 photographs in the series are displayed together)
Copy number
6/75
Gallery label
(11/08/2011-27/11/2011)
The series to which this image belongs draws upon the 18th-century British Picturesque movement for both inspiration and precise instruction on subject, appearance and point of view. Pfahl scanned and manipulated this photograph to replicate the appearance of a watercolour in the Picturesque manner. A row of large pixels inserted across the top of the image draw attention to its computer-assisted production.
Object history
This print was published as part of the Fine Print Program for 1998 by Light Work, Syracuse, New York, USA.

Historical significance: From the series 'Permutations on the Picturesque', this photograph looks at the 18th century British Picturesque movement, not only for inspiration, but for precise instruction on the subject, appearance and point of view.
Subjects depicted
Summary
From the series 'Permutations on the Picturesque', this photograph looks at the 18th-century British Picturesque movement, not only for inspiration, but for precise instruction on the subject, appearance and point of view.

Each of John Pfahl's images was scanned into a computer to undergo a series of manipulations to emulate the appearance of a watercolour in the Picturesque manner. Within this image, Pfahl has inserted a row of large pixels that span the width of the image. This manipulation draws attention to its computer-assisted construction, and could be considered a digital artefact or watermark.
Collection
Accession number
E.494-1998

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Record createdSeptember 16, 2003
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