Artist Statement

On CINEscapes

Written by
Tristan D. Grey

Published
07^th Sep. 2012

_‘  condensed into a single moment of visual experience  _’

Tristan D. Grey,
Artist

A fascination with movies led me to explore the image-constituting behaviour of film in a series of photographs. Film in itself is linear, at first 16 and later on 24 frames per second, exposed in a continuous time flow, suggesting a realistic elapsing act, which is not there at the time of our experience. We don’t see the tiny kinetic fractures between the single frames and therefore give in to the fascination of cinematic realism in film. This series tries to deconstruct the sequence, turning it into a single image filled with movement, capturing time and breaking open the linearity of film.

Going through a number of influential films, I looked for scenes that triggered an interest as being visually challenging, showing memorable scenes that could be remapped in a certain way. Instead of taking the 25 frames per second rate used in PAL (30 in NTSC), the sequences were slowed down to one frame per second, chopping the time flow into distinguishable single units that could be reviewed and overlapped at a later stage.

In regard to the film format I was working with (PAL in this case), 25 of the resulting frames per selected scene were blended into one another, creating a totally new image, leaving behind ghost trails of different acts culminating into one frame. In some of these photographs you can detect different faces, recognising them from your filmic memory, in others the body itself becomes something more ephemeral. These images are densely packed with visual information containing different layers of action to be explored, condensed into a single moment of visual experience.

All photographs are available for purchase on Saatchi Art.

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 55.2 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 21.7 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 70.2 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 27.6 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 70.2 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 27.6 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 67.2 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 26.5 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 66.3 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 26.1 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 64.2 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 25.3 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 64.2 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 25.3 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 66.3 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 26.1 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 66.5 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 26.2 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]

from the ‘CINEscapes’ series

Photography,
Acrylic print,
Limited Edition of 10 + 1 Artist's Proof,
120 W x 66.5 H x 1.85 D cm,
[47.2 W x 26.2 H x 0.73 D in.].

[Original photo print on Fuji Crystal DP II paper, silicon sealed under glossy Acrylic Glass 4 mm (0.16 in.), mounted on an aluminium Dibond Backing 3 mm (0.11 in.), and framed with a 1 mm (0.03 in.) thin aluminium Slimline Case 7 mm (0.27 in.) in depth.]