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Object and background are collapsed into abstract geometric forms in this densely packed still life. Bright pops of color and yellow and gray tones enliven the composition. The most readily distinguishable object is the wine glass at center left.

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the familiar planets

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the familiar planets

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object

the picture is still • video

This video work, the picture is still • video, represents the first time that Ann Hamilton sought to animate a still photograph. Holding a single-chip surveillance camera in one hand, Hamilton slowly moved it over the surface of a black-and-white photograph of her son, “almost caressing the image, as if touching or probing its flat surface to yield something more bodily.” An important aspect of this work is the use of motion, or gesture or touch, to “see” and interpret a still image.

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