Non-fiction (red)
(2008)
from the fiction-non-fiction series 2007–08
Medium
type C photograph
Measurements
90.0 × 70.0 cm (image) 104.1 × 84.2 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2008
© Penelope Davis
Gallery location
Gallery 9
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Using resin moulds of discarded book spines, Penelope Davis arranges these forms directly on photographic paper and exposes them to coloured light, producing luminous, spectral images. The works trace a process of transformation, reducing books to visual objects while erasing their original content and function. Hovering between fiction and non-fiction, the images evoke associations of memory and obsolescence, referencing the decline of traditional bookmaking and photography’s own mechanical origins.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Edition
ed. 1/5
Inscription
none
Accession Number
2008.101
Department
Australian Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Images of 'floating' spines of books with luminous red colouring.