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Alexander James Hamilton UK, b. 1967
Transparency of a Dream [0813-28], 2013-2018
Unique chromogenic photograph (studio proof), mounted to polished aluminium, face mounted with museum anti-reflective acrylic (diasec)
148 x 148 cm
58 1/4 x 58 1/4 in
58 1/4 x 58 1/4 in
© Alexander James Hamilton, Distil Ennui
Alexander James Hamilton's practice is driven by a lifelong interest in field observation, scientific discovery with a prominence in exploring the liquid mechanics of water. Not limited by the architectural...
Alexander James Hamilton's practice is driven by a lifelong interest in field observation, scientific discovery with a prominence in exploring the liquid mechanics of water. Not limited by the architectural confines of the art world, my practice engages the broader public sphere through interventions within natural landscapes and civic spaces alike, arts education, policy-making, issues of sustainability and ecocide. For this series he bred butterflies in the studio, which were dotted with chrysalises, specifically the South American Morpho genus, which is naturally capable of entering a comatose state. He then photographed them underwater, alive and unharmed, with no need of postproduction. The results are unsettlingly beautiful in their combination of natural and unnatural.
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Alexander James Hamilton's practice is driven by a lifelong interest in field observation, scientific discovery with a prominence in exploring the liquid mechanics of water. Not limited by the architectural confines of the art world, my practice engages the broader public sphere through interventions within natural landscapes and civic spaces alike, arts education, policy-making, issues of sustainability and ecocide. For this series he bred butterflies in the studio, which were dotted with chrysalises, specifically the South American Morpho genus, which is naturally capable of entering a comatose state. He then photographed them underwater, alive and unharmed, with no need of postproduction. The results are unsettlingly beautiful in their combination of natural and unnatural.