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Habitation (Paintings)
Habitation (Paintings)

Habitation (Paintings)

Artist Pamela Pecchio American, born 1974
Date2005
MediumChromogenic print
Dimensions24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
Frame: 25 × 31 in. (63.5 × 78.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art
Object number2008.12.4
On View
Not on view
Label TextPamela Pecchio’s Habitation series explores domestic spaces, examining how we personalize a space or “make a house a home.” Her photographs document both our conscious efforts at interior decoration and the random, unintentional impact of daily wear and tear, capturing the cumulative effect of everyday life upon a space and the marks we leave behind. Verging on voyeurism, her images reveal the idiosyncrasies of personal taste, home décor, and treasured objects, causing the viewer to imagine who might live there, based on what seems valued and what has been ignored or discarded.
[L. Dougherty, 2008]ProvenanceCreated United States, 2005; collection of the artist; [Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York]; sold to NCMA, 2008.
Published References"Presence/Absence," in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Winter 2012), illus. (color) 23.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, "Pamela Pecchio: Habitations," June 26-July 31, 2008.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Presence/Absence," November 27, 2011-May 27, 2012.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Dwelling: Interiors by Page H. Laughlin and Pamela Pecchio," February 10-July 28, 2013.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Within the Frame,” February 16–July 21, 2019.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Reflections on Light: Works from the NCMA Collection,” [Part 2] April 7, 2021–August 15, 2021

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined," April 21, 2025-October 27, 2025.
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