Long Lake, WA 10

Artist Matthew Brandt American, born 1982

Date2012

MediumChromogenic print soaked in Long Lake water

Dimensions29 7/8 x 38 1/8 in. (75.9 x 96.8 cm)
Frame: 32 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. (82.6 x 102.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Friends of Photography

Object number2013.12

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Label TextBrandt’s photograph calls as much attention to his creative process as to the image itself. The artist shoots postcard-perfect lake views and then soaks the photographic prints in water from the specific lake depicted. The process permanently alters the image, with changes in tone and color determined by the chemical makeup of the lake water. Seeing the effects of the water on the print suggests an environmental hazard—a lake that appears pristine might be hiding pollution (both natural and chemical) beneath the surface.

Brandt says he is influenced by nineteenth-century Hudson River artists, who often painted wide views of landscapes, or panoramas. He updates that tradition in this abstract, jewel-like work that looks more like a painting than a photograph.
[L. Dougherty, 2023]ProvenanceCreated Long Lake, WA, 2012; collection of the artist; [Yossi Milo Gallery, New York]; sold to NCMA, 2013.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined," May 4-November 20, 2023. Object Rights Statement

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