Grotto
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Grotto is a large-scale photographic artwork by German artist Thomas Demand that meticulously recreates a natural cave interior using paper and cardboard before photographing the constructed scene.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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photographic artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation-based photography
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photograph ⓘ |
| artisticIntention |
to question the relationship between reality and its representation
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to transform an everyday or natural scene into a constructed image ⓘ |
| artistNationality | German ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Thomas Demand’s body of work ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| createdByProcess | building a temporary paper environment and then destroying it after photographing ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Demand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
cave interior
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natural grotto ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual photography
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staged photography ⓘ |
| hasCreatorRole | Thomas Demand as both sculptor of the model and photographer ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
geological formations
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landscape ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| materialUsedInConstruction |
cardboard
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paper ⓘ |
| medium |
chromogenic print
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color photograph ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed paper reconstruction of natural forms
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illusionistic realism ⓘ large scale ⓘ |
| partOfSeriesByArtist | Thomas Demand’s photographs of constructed environments ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
meticulous reconstruction of a real place in paper and cardboard
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photographing a full-scale paper model ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| subjectLocationType |
cave
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grotto ⓘ |
| title | Grotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
model-making
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simulation of reality ⓘ studio photography ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
absence of human figures
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highly detailed surface texture ⓘ monochromatic or limited color palette ⓘ |
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