LUCID DREAMS

 

LUCID DREAMS


ITAMAR FREED & KRISTINA CHAN: LUCID DREAMS

Itamar Freed and Kristina Chan present photographic works that search for the idea of realness in the natural world. Influenced by post-impressionism, ideas surrounding the classification and preservation of historical artifacts, nature, and Japanese printing techniques, the works question the veracity of the photograph in the interplay between the real and the fantastic. The works are digitally and analogously manipulated, combining both curated environments (such as museums, zoos, and digital materials) along with nature photography to question verisimilitude and how we shape our memories. The photographs include cyanotypes printed on hand-made Japanese paper, lithographs, etchings, and pigment prints. The artists utilize both historic and contemporary techniques to decontextualize the image and our expectations of how these traditional techniques can be presented.

Installation View BEERS London / Photo credit: Damian Griffiths

 
Peacock (2019), photography, inkjet pigment print on archival Kozo Japanese paper, 175x110cm, Ed. of 5

Peacock (2019), photography, inkjet pigment print on archival Kozo Japanese paper, 175x110cm, Ed. of 5

Oh Deer (2019), photography, inkjet pigment on archival Kozo Japanese paper, 138x90cm, Ed. of 5

Oh Deer (2019), photography, inkjet pigment on archival Kozo Japanese paper, 138x90cm, Ed. of 5

Under the Moon (2021) photography, inkjet pigment on archival Kozo Japanese paper

Under the Moon (2021) photography, inkjet pigment on archival Kozo Japanese paper

Orange Tree (2019) photography, inkjet pigment on archival Kozo Japanese paper

Orange Tree (2019) photography, inkjet pigment on archival Kozo Japanese paper

Cypress Trees 1 & 2 (2019) etching on archival Kozo Japanese paper

Cypress Trees 1 & 2 (2019) etching on archival Kozo Japanese paper