Photon 06
By Seb Janiak
US$ 6,100
Overview
2012
C-Print, Printed on fine art photography paper, chromogenic print
Edition of 5
Dimensions: 100cm (H) x 133cm (W) / 39.4" (H) x 52.4" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Edition 1/5.
In his Photon series, Janiak explores the intrinsic duality of light. The photons we interpret as light exist in a dual state—they are waves, and also particles. As Einstein pointed out, neither the wave theory nor the particle theory alone explains light, only together do they suffice. This series begins with the idea that when an observer sees light, its nature changes. To approximate the eye of an observer, Janiak uses the camera lens. As an intermediary between that the eye and what is visible, he uses a prism, which “enables invisible white light to be decomposed into seven primary colors.
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Artist profile
Seb Janiak
Born: 1966
Hometown: Paris
Based in: Paris
Both natural and sophisticated, Seb Janiak’s photography is constantly on the verge of emotion. He achieves this by the use of forms and codes which need to be relearned. This may seem like a feat but it is, above all, a strange dialogue. We experience, in different degrees, feelings of …
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