Title of show: Saudade
Location: Jennifer Kostuik Gallery
At a first
glance, Burdeny’s artworks look nothing more than simplistic parallel objects,
or patterned landscapes. Then you ponder upon this simplicity. What is this?
These are actually photographs? Where is this? How is this taken? The foggy
background presents an ominous feeling, which almost numbs your senses. It
offers a melancholy, wistful, and confusing atmosphere, which makes it that
much more intriguing.
Burdeny’s
purpose behind these photographs is this idea of Saudade: a Portuguese word referring
to this desire for what was or what could be—to be someplace anywhere but the
present. These photographs are supposed to represent a dream state where one
floats above and wonders through, with no prescribed destination. Burdeny
purposely objectifies his images, to create this feeling of being neither of
this world, or another, but in between.
With this idea
of objectifying images, and Burdeny’s use of parallel structure/pattern, I
similarly took photos of architectural structures and landscapes. By playing
with close-ups, and angles, I wanted to achieve Burdeny’s idea of Saudade, and
create that dream state of floating in between worlds.
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