Time Flies
Lift and skyline, Japan
A closer look at the work
People in a glass lift overlap with the lights of the city. Heads and shoulders form a loose group in the upper area, while bright vertical reflections pass through the bodies below. Dark frames and metallic edges remain as spatial markers. Gold, brown and grey connect interior and exterior, whose boundaries become difficult to separate.
The glazing permits a view while also returning images. The people consequently occupy both the lift and the visible surface of the city. Their bodies remain recognisable, but their occupations and individual activities do not. The photograph can be read as an examination of urban proximity: several people share a small moving space while their relationships remain inaccessible to the viewer.
Personal consultation
The work, the space, the presentation.
What interests you about this work? I take time for your questions, its origins and its place in a collection. Together, we explore differences between works and their relationship with space, light and architecture.
Size, selected materials and bespoke framing are carefully coordinated. The precise presentation develops through our conversation.
A photograph of the intended space can help us consider scale and placement.
The work in a space
Scale and spatial presence
Visualization · Spatial design proposal. The original photograph is inserted unchanged. All sizes share the same room, viewpoint and scale. Presentation and framing are discussed individually.
Artwork and edition.
| Size · height × width | Edition number / edition size + AP |
|---|---|
| 45 × 60 cm | |
| 81 × 108 cm | |
| 108.8 × 145 cm |
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Work and editions
Further information from the artwork archive
Archive title: Lift and skyline, Japan
| Größe Werk | 108 × 144 cm |
| Auflage | 5 Exemplare (+ 2 AP), hier Nr. 1 |
| Year: | 2016 |
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Discuss the work
A personal conversation offers time to consider the work, its context and its place in a collection.