Douglas Mandry's Glacier Photogram at Approche, Paris Photo
At the Approche fair in Paris (November 8–10, 2019), Zurich's Galerie Bildhalle presented a solo show of Swiss artist Douglas Mandry (b. 1989). The centerpiece is 'Steingletscher, 191016, #002' (2019), a unique ice photogram on Kodak paper (110 x 120 cm, €5,800). Mandry created it in the Swiss mountains by melting glacier ice onto photosensitive paper, producing blue, yellow, orange, and reddish tones through positive-negative inversion. The work is part of his 'Monuments' series. Alongside it, the gallery shows other Mandry images printed on used tarpaulins that once protected glaciers, appropriating vintage mountain photographs. Mandry built a custom wooden box—resembling a coffin—to realize the photogram. The piece was fictively purchased by Aurélie Cavanna for artpress's shopping basket feature.
Key facts
- Douglas Mandry's 'Steingletscher, 191016, #002' is a unique ice photogram from 2019.
- The work was presented at the Approche fair in Paris, November 8–10, 2019.
- Galerie Bildhalle (Zurich) represented Mandry at the fair.
- The photogram measures 110 x 120 cm and is priced at €5,800.
- Mandry used melting glacier ice on Kodak photosensitive paper to create the image.
- The piece belongs to Mandry's 'Monuments' series.
- Other works on the stand use used glacier-protection tarpaulins as supports.
- Mandry built a coffin-like wooden box to produce the photogram.
Entities
Artists
- Douglas Mandry
Institutions
- Galerie Bildhalle
- Approche
- artpress
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Zurich
- Switzerland
Sources
- artpress —