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Accession Number 1997.36.4 Title Revolution on the table Object Type print Artist Ikeda, Ryoji View People Details » Date Made 1997 Culture/Nationality Japanese Materials ink on paper; photoetching; chine colle Measurements sheet: 22 x 27.9 cm; image: 10.1 x 17.8 cm Description

Ryoji Ikeda is known for the sense of mystery in his photographs. The viewer is allowed only a glimpse into an interior which they can never fully identify. His monochromes remove sections of a scene which is filled…

Ryoji Ikeda is known for the sense of mystery in his photographs. The viewer is allowed only a glimpse into an interior which they can never fully identify. His monochromes remove sections of a scene which is filled with solitary props. Light, perspective, darkness and formal emphasis on ink and material leaves the viewer with a sense of loneliness, decay, and a haunting ambiguity.

Read More + Edition Number 70/100 Credit Line SNAP December 1997 Location Print Study Centre