Skirts
Clare Strand
British, born 1973
2011
A gelatin silver print that stages a single round table draped in a pleated skirt against heavy curtains, using a familiar object to create a theatrical, uncanny scene.
The eye is held by the perfectly centered, softly lit cylinder of neatly pleated fabric whose subtle tonal shifts contrast with the deep, velvety curtain folds, making the quiet tableau feel staged and mysteriously still.
Strand’s work blends documentary clarity with constructed tableau, advancing contemporary photography’s interest in the uncanny and the narrative possibilities of everyday objects.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
9 7/16 × 11 13/16" (24 × 30 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Donna Redel
Accession
1837.2015.j
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