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EMERY MOUNTAINS
April 2024, FRIEZE No. 9 Cork Street Gallery, London
EXHIBITION: The Mountains Between Us, FRIEZE No 9 Cork St
Weaving together photography, video and sculptural objects, lena_c_emery highlights the accelerated loss of mountain glaciers and the desperate conservation efforts currently employed to impede their decline. Under the continued influence of greenhouse-gas forced global warming, ice that took centuries to develop is vanishing in just a number of years. A fate experts predict for at least two-thirds of all glaciers by the end of this century. EMERY: In ‘The Mountains Between Us’, I capture the current environmental efforts undertaken to reduce the rate at which glaciers melt. Glaciers have held space for centuries, silently bearing witness to history. They’ve seen the world change in ways we can barely comprehend. Because my grandfather spent his life in these mountains, watching this particular glacier retreat and form lakes where there was previously only ice and at a pace that’s steadily increasing, feels deeply personal. The idea of covering these mammoths in fabric to stall the inevitable, feels both tragic and emblematic of our relationship with nature: The magnitude of loss countered by gestures that, though earnest, feel powerless. Visually these wrapped peaks evoke images of muddied tents, makeshift shelters that we’ve come to erect for those displaced by upheaval. This fragility, their fragility, our fragility, is a direct reflection of the imbalance we have sown, where those least responsible for ecological destruction are forced to bear its heaviest burdens. The title became a way to frame those divides. Mountains have always symbolised barriers, but perhaps they could also be reimagined as thread, shared histories and a collective belonging. The elemental particles composing our very being once danced amidst these ancient landscapes and if they disappear, part of us does too.
Troya by Gordon von Steiner
Gordon von Steiner’s “Troya” is a visually striking short film set in the Troieshchyna neighborhood of Kyiv, known for its stark Soviet-era architecture. The film explores themes of urban isolation and resilience through a series of compelling and gritty vignettes. Von Steiner’s direction captures the raw and unembellished aesthetics of Troieshchyna, highlighting its dense clusters of monotonous apartment buildings and the lives of its residents. The film juxtaposes the area’s bleak physical environment with moments of unexpected beauty and humanity, creating a powerful narrative that resonates with the viewer .
and wander x Muraco Designs Heron Tent Shelter Sets
This tent boasts a straightforward structure, allowing for quick and effortless setup. To assemble, lay the flysheet on the ground and firmly secure the four corners with pegs. Then, raise the center pole at the top. The remarkable simplicity of this setup is unmatched by self-supporting dome-shaped tents, and its generous overhead clearance adds to its allure.
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Form #7, Josef Schulz, 2003
Josef Schulz is a photographer known for capturing images of modern warehouses and factories, which are typically considered mundane industrial structures with little architectural significance. These buildings, produced worldwide, follow standardized plans and materials, lacking distinct external features to reveal their specific purposes.
Schulz's approach involves studying the essence of his craft through these photographs. He employs digital image processing to remove any elements hinting at the buildings' age, location, or surroundings, transforming them into virtual blueprints. By emphasizing colors, shapes, and symmetries, he turns the buildings into block-like structures, resembling toy architecture and presenting them as idealized versions of themselves.
In this process, Schulz blurs the line between photographic and painted reality to optimize the images. Simultaneously, he reduces the physical buildings to their design concepts and the photographic reality to its virtual representation. His intent is to diverge from the typical pursuit of making digital images appear as real as possible. This approach might leave the viewer perplexed, as they struggle to distinguish between authentic elements captured by the camera and those created through digital tools.
Arms 1 1999-2004 Chromogenic print Thomas Struth
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Oscar Niemeyer's MAC Niterói — Louis Vuitton Cruise 2017 Venue
Bruce Weber for Calvin Klein Jeans — 1991 Campaign
Haleakalā Crater — Volcanic Landscape, Maui
Billy Kidd — Portrait of Simone Thompson (Joy Sunday)
ESA HERTZ Anechoic Chamber — Antenna Test Facility at ESTEC
Redhill MRT Station — Singapore
Nanzenji Temple Autumn Foliage, Higashiyama, Kyoto
Robert Häusser J.R. 5-9-70
Gelatin silver print, printed 1999. 43.5 x 58.8 cm. Signed and dated in ballpoint pen lower right. Signed, dated, titled in ballpoint pen as well as photographer's thumb print on the verso. - Framed under glass.
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Picturing Earth: Astronaut Photography In Focus
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy uses a 400mm lens on a digital still camera to photograph a target of opportunity on Earth, 250 miles below, on June 3, 2013. The many-windowed Cupola is the best place on the International Space Station for taking pictures. Cassidy has been aboard the orbital outpost since late March and is due to return to Earth in September.
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A Kikuyu tribesman dresses up for a festival in Kenya
Martian Sunset
On May 19, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover's 489th Martian day, or sol.
Sunset and twilight images are occasionally acquired by the science team to determine how high into the atmosphere the Martian dust extends, and to look for dust or ice clouds. Other images have shown that the twilight glow remains visible, but increasingly fainter, for up to two hours before sunrise or after sunset. The long Martian twilight (compared to Earth's) is caused by sunlight scattered around to the night side of the planet by abundant high altitude dust. Similar long twilights or extra-colorful sunrises and sunsets sometimes occur on Earth when tiny dust grains that are erupted from powerful volcanoes scatter light high in the atmosphere.
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This private residence was designed by Kidosaki Architects Studio. It is located on the edge of the Yatsugatake Mountains in Nagano, Japan.
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"Wendover II (For John)" by Barry Underwood
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From “Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky”
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Vatnajökull — Glacier near Skaftafell, Iceland
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Peninsula House by Watson Architecture + Design
Rhyolithberge, Region Landmannalaugar, Fjallabak Naturreservat, Isländisches Hochland, Island
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Bas Princen — Colonnade Infrastructure Photograph
Cave Diving — Diver in Cenote Light Rays
Raf Simons Menswear Lookbook — Photography by David Armstrong
Black and White Mountain Snowscape — Fine Art Alpine Photography
Zin Valley, Negev Desert, Israel — 30° 50' 51.66" N, 34° 46' 56.07" E
Reynisdrangar Basalt Sea Stack, Reynisfjara, Iceland
Joséphine Le Tutour in Alexander Wang — Numéro Tokyo July/August 2013
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Kamchatka Volcanic Landscape
Julian Wasser — Arrest on Hollywood Boulevard (1970)
Ruth Bernhard — Eighth Street Movie Theater, New York (Frederick Kiesler, Architect), 1946
Mount Etna — Volcanic Landscape Sicily
Star Magnolia — Magnolia stellata Macro
BMW 3 Series E90 on a Vine-Covered Hong Kong Rooftop Car Park
Eero Saarinen — CBS Building, New York, 1965
Neon Fluorescent Tube Lights — Minimal Light Installation
Hanna Putz — Friends of Friends Portrait by Thomas Lohr
Hotel Aire de Bardenas — Cube Room with Outdoor Bath by López Rivera Arquitectos
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Visvim Maliseet Folk — Brown and Navy
David Burdeny — Mercator's Projection, North/South Series
Rhône Glacier Ice Grotto, Valais, Switzerland
Nike x Undercover Gyakusou Fall/Winter 2012 Autumn Monks Collection
White Mountaineering Fall/Winter 2012 "Award Tour" Lookbook
Loro Piana Womenswear Editorial — Dark Khaki Sheer Shirt and Turban
FUCT — Neck and Hand Tattoo Street Photo, 2012
René Burri — New York City, 1988
Khardung La Pass — Ladakh, India
Ettore Sottsass — Metaphors (Metafore) 1972–1979
Michael Wells — Scorched Earth: House on Lava, Hawaii
Todd McLellan — Things Come Apart
Airplane Contrails — Fine Art Sky Photography
Todd Hido — Between the Two (Nazraeli Press, 2007)
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Mont Blanc Massif — Alpine Winter Photography
Fragment Design Tech Wrap Camera Wrap by Hiroshi Fujiwara
Edward Burtynsky — Highway #1, I-105 & I-110, Los Angeles (2003)
Nom de Guerre Brand Campaign — Military Helmet Portrait
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Nike Air Magma Fall 2011 Colorways
