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Untitled, from the series "Homage to Niépce"

A work made of internal dye diffusion print collaged with silkscreen transfer.

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  • A work made of internal dye diffusion print collaged with silkscreen transfer.

Date:

1982

Artist:

Paolo Gioli
Italian, born 1942-2022

About this artwork

Here Paolo Gioli pays homage to photography pioneer Joseph-Nicéphore Niépce. Gioli made direct Polaroid impressions of an engraved portrait of the cardinal of Amboise that Niépce had used to create several heliographs, his early photographic invention. Following in Niépce’s experimental footsteps, Gioli tested the constraints of mass-produced instant film, cutting the freshly exposed film to extract the image-receiving layer and manipulate it further. Like specimens from the dawn of photography, these unique artworks defy common conceptions of photography—and also call for cautious handling and exhibition.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Paolo Gioli

Title

Untitled, from the series "Homage to Niépce"

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1982

Medium

Internal dye diffusion print collaged with silkscreen transfer

Dimensions

Image/paper: 16.9 × 16.9 cm (6 11/16 × 6 11/16 in.); Mount: 35 × 25.5 cm (13 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Photography and Media Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1983.921

Extended information about this artwork

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