Material: Archival pigment print on Canson® Infinity Rag Photographique mounted to Dibond®, Bespoke white aluminium frame with 3 mm Tru Vue Optium Museum Acrylic® (99% UV filtering & low glare), Mounts to hang in any orientation
Artwork:
Untitled, 2021
Identity: 190127-0651
From the series ‘Transforming Space Time’
Archival pigment print on Canson® Infinity Rag Photographique
Dibond® mounted with bespoke white alumium frame
3 mm Tru Vue Optium Museum Acrylic® (99% UV filtering, low glare)
Edition size of 1 (+ 1 AP)
Artworks displayed in diptych with Original Exposure & Mirrored Reflection
Exposed on: Full frame digital SLR
Time exposed: ¹⁄₁₅ sec
Exposure adjusted by +0.7
Capture location: Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
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From the series… ‘Transforming Space Time’:
The first hints of Miles’ ongoing series ‘Transforming Space Time’ began to emerge in 2017, while shooting long exposure photographs in Costa Rica. However, it was not until a couple of years later, that he realised he was slowly building a body of abstract work. Original photographs, captured naturally in-camera, that aren’t meant to record or reflect the world as we see it. Instead using the light, colours and contrast surrounding him to create something completely new. Works of art that are unpredictable, chaotic and abstract. Always un-cropped, un-manipulated and left as initially exposed in camera.
At times some elements may be recognizable or feel familiar, like a branch, flower or whatever else managed to hold onto its original form. However, Miles’ true fascination stems from what appears within his abstractions. Figures, faces, symbols and other recognizable forms seem to emerge subconsciously.
But just as quickly as these ‘perceptions’ emerge, with a simple rotation of its orientation, they vanish. Almost like a complete perceptual reset, with each new orientation presenting a new perspective.
Whether reviewing his work on the back of a camera, 35mm film negatives, or on his computer, Miles never truly feels he’s seen a work until he’s experienced it in all four orientations. A practice that he feels is vital to viewing his work. It was this desire, to make it a tangible real world experience that resulted in ‘The Frame.’ A bespoke frame created in 2021, designed to rotate an artwork in either direction remotely, without the need to re-hang it.
While not all artworks will have their own mechanical frame, all artworks in the series ‘Transforming Space Time’ will be housed in bespoke frames. Frames that allow anyone hanging the art to choose the orientation that speaks to them at that particular time, and have the freedom to change it at any point in the future.
Miles’s desire to explore his art from multiple perspectives is pushed even further, by his decision to create a second companion artwork for each photograph. A mirrored reflection of the original exposure. Allowing the artworks to be experienced either on their own, or symmetrically, in diptych. He continues to encourage experimentation and shifting perspective, by rotating the works and swapping their positions. A subtle reminder about how easily our perceptions can change, with a simple shift in perspective.
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Size, availability & current location of the artwork 190127-0651, as of Nov. 22, 2022:
Original Exposure: 30 x 45 inches (76.2 x 114.3 cm). Available & currently located in London, UK.
Mirrored Reflection: 30 x 45 inches (76.2 x 114.3 cm). Available & currently located in London, UK.
