Water Bags, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 30 in (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Burning Chair, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 25 in (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Fire Lines, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 30 in (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Fire on Ice, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 25 in (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Burning Beach, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 25 (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Ballon Piles, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 25 in (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Light Bulbs, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 30 in (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Blue Lines, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 30 in (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Rings of Fire, 2009
Chromogenic Print, 50 x 35 in (ed. 10)
Land and Sky, Amanda Arcuri
Land and Sky
Land and Sky explores themes of human and nature, reflecting on the question of how we connect with the natural around us. I explore this through staged interventions in a ‘natural’, outdoor landscape. Using photographic aesthetics and traditions alongside inspiration from photographers such as Edward Burtynsky, Andy Goldsworthy, and John Pfahl, this is an extension of the altered landscape.
As I manipulate the landscape I put on seemingly ritualistic performances for the camera, collaborating with temporal materials such as fire, ice and light. The landscape becomes a backdrop to create a complimentary dichotomy with the objects and elements I place within it. The final images leave the viewer questioning how it has been made or what exactly they are looking at. It is the images’ ambiguity that transforms the mundane into something otherworldly or mysterious. The images’ enigmatic qualities leave its meaning subjective; the work can be read having environmental undertones while also possessing philosophical interpretations.