Land scape
Stefan Lesueur
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
My interest in space and environmental relationships creates a central theme to my artistry. Through my practice, I look to reveal human interactions and dynamic relationships within our environment. My work intends to both actively participate within the space, as well as openly critique our evolving relationship to the space.
In my most current series of works, Obscura, I specifically examine the relationship between the photographer, the camera, and the space that the photographer occupies. With the rising presence of the camera, the photographer’ s attention shifts from their subject of interest to the interaction with the device itself. This presence usurps the photographer’ s literal surroundings, replacing the reality of the experience with this new relationship.
The images in the series are not composited. They are created from photos I have taken while traveling, which I manipulate to void the surrounding environment. The project focuses on tourist locations and landmarks, which carry a particularly significant role in our culture’ s mass perpetuation of images.
, 2016, View of Tokyo Imperial Palace