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The Probability of Veracity: The Missing Daguerreotypes - Part 1 (2017)
| In this series of paintings, the artist channeled the life and work of the 19th-century French photographer Jules Itier, who produced many daguerreotypes of Asia. The paintings recreate 7 of the missing daguerreotypes with reference to Itier’s journal entries and other materials, which were displayed alongside the work. The collage of written, photographic and painted information prompted a consideration of the veracity of images – are these ‘faithful views’? |
Artist:
Gilles Massot
Gilles Massot