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reConstructions

2013-14
digital epson prints on paperPhotographs pinned one over another to rebuild the depicted walls.
essays and reviews

Istanbul Wall (39″x62″)

Sulinente Wall (94″x102″)

Theodosian Wall (74″x132″)

Theodosian Wall (detail)

Barbarossa Wall (84″x103″)

Istanbul Wooden Wall (55″x51″)

Istanbul Cinder Block Wall (31″x38.5″)

Istanbul Cinder Block Wall

Spoglia Wall (54″x48″)

 
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reConstructions

August 21, 2014 by jschiff@wesleyan.edu

2013-14
digital epson prints on paperPhotographs pinned one over another to rebuild the depicted walls.
essays and reviews

Istanbul Wall (39″x62″)

Sulinente Wall (94″x102″)

Theodosian Wall (74″x132″)

Theodosian Wall (detail)

Barbarossa Wall (84″x103″)

Istanbul Wooden Wall (55″x51″)

Istanbul Cinder Block Wall (31″x38.5″)

Istanbul Cinder Block Wall

Spoglia Wall (54″x48″)

 

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