Tritriangle
201729" x 40"Archival pigment print
Three plywood triangles lean against a plywood background. Lit most strongly from one side, their shadows can read as solid mass, transforming them into pyramids. In order to compensate for the extreme angle at which the smallest triangle is leaning, it is actually cut to an elongated size, which appears correct when viewed from the camera’s viewpoint.
An Exercise in Formal Composition
This series, An Exercise in Formal Composition, presents nearly identical compositions in different methods of execution, playing with photography’s in-camera ability to flatten, layer, and replicate. Each iteration is constructed around a different slightly off-balance right triangle (A: 34.992° / B: 55.008° / C: 90°). Unlike circles or rectangles or even equilateral triangles, which can naturally occur or are staples of architecture, this specific triangular shape is easily recognized as being a deliberate artistic intervention in each given situation.