Land scape
Stefan Lesueur
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
of abstract art. So in a way, mimicking nature is inherently abstract and representational, I’ m just trying to push the boundaries between the two. bit of that modernist reveal. Just as modernist painters revealed the substance of paint to enhance their image, I feel photographers can do the same with cameras: to reveal the camera’ s capacity for image making in order to challenge conventional perspectives.
Photography is in a very interesting state right now. I hear a lot about how people are deterred by photography because it’ s so easy for anyone and everyone to take a picture now. This makes it a lot more difficult to stand out as a classic photographer, but those who do stand out are showing that it still takes a special effort to make a great image. Where I think photography truly has a place to stand out, though, is with those who are playing with the limits of what the camera can see. I may be biased, but I find the most intriguing works to be those where people are, say, dropping ceramic and catching the instance when it crashes. There’ s not only the opportunity to show a spectacular moment that we couldn’ t see with our own eyes, but to play with those moments to create narratives that go beyond the crash. Perhaps this is a
Yes, though I will say that’ s it’ s not something that’ s always at the forefront of my mind. I think if I was overly concerned with how the audience will react, I would be too hesitant to try out new techniques. However, considering the concepts that I am tackling with my work, understanding how we perceive space and what variables influence