KATE BALLIS
‘GLACE NOIR’ introduces dark, inky tones juxtaposed with puddles of celestial blues that exude an almost intergalactic aesthetic. Invoking a sense of ambiguity as to the time and place of each photo, the artist emphasises the notion of day as night and night as day with interchangeable light that outlines mystery and intrigue in each depiction.
Shot using the classic Hollywood ‘day for night’ technique , the austerely elegant works depict the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina from varying angles, unearthing a series of ambiguous landscapes that play on light, tone, texture and scale. The photographs capture a serene stillness in time and space while simultaneously revealing a glacial underworld heaving with life force.
JULY 4 – 16, 2017
