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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Nicholas Hughes, Aspects of Cosmological Indifference no. 10 [Verse I], 2010

Nicholas Hughes U.K., 1963

Aspects of Cosmological Indifference no. 10 [Verse I], 2010
Chromogenic photograph, unframed
Signed by the artist, on verso
101.6 x 152.4 cm
40 x 60 in
© Nicholas Hughes
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The present work is a meditation on nature's autonomy and humanity's fragile relationship with the cosmos. Created using meticulous analogue techniques, Nicholas Hughes overlays multiple transparencies to generate a fluid,...
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The present work is a meditation on nature's autonomy and humanity's fragile relationship with the cosmos. Created using meticulous analogue techniques, Nicholas Hughes overlays multiple transparencies to generate a fluid, ethereal landscape where earthly and cosmic elements merge seamlessly.

The photograph arises from Hughes' deep environmental consciousness. By carefully manipulating contrast, colour inversions, and multiple exposures, he creates images that collapse the vast distances between human existence and cosmic space. Light becomes the ultimate dematerialised marker of cosmic time, transforming the photograph into a "writing with light" that transcends regular perception.

Hughes seeks to persuade viewers through sensory response to the environment. The work embodies his philosophical stance that nature will ultimately renew itself, regardless of human intervention, presenting a calm vision of cosmic indifference.
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