Skirts

Clare Strand

2011

A gelatin silver print in which Clare Strand isolates a small, skirted table against a dark curtain, turning a mundane object into a cryptic, stage‑like emblem that probes absence and the constructed nature of photographic scenes.

The eye is held by the stark contrast of a crisply pleated white skirted pedestal centered against a broad expanse of velvety black curtain and floor, making the tiny table read like a relic on a silent stage.

Working in the tradition of staged tableaux and conceptual photography, Strand’s spare mise‑en‑scène uses minimal props and theatrical lighting to make the camera question evidence, absence, and the uncanny possibilities of everyday objects.

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Art Terms

Gelatin silverprint (developing-out paper) Photography Studio photography Conceptual art Still life Monochrome Contemporary art

Exhibitions

Paul Strand: Photographs 1915–1945

1945

Paul Strand, 1890–1976

1976

Naked/Nude: Contemporary Prints

1986

Eileen Gray

1980