BRUNO V. ROELS: Sensory Memory
Bruno V. Roels’ second FIFTY ONE edition is called ‘Sensory Memory’.
ARTIST | Bruno V. Roels |
TITLE | Sensory Memory |
YEAR | 2020 |
EDITION | 51 |
MEDIUM | Gelatin silver print |
SIZE | Image size and paper size: 12 x 17 cm |
MISC | Signed, titled and numbered on verso |
The title refers to the memory process that allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased. The title is also a nod to the way the prints were made: the photographic paper was moved during exposure in the dark room, so instead of a photograph of one palm tree, the image becomes a multiple of that same image.
All prints in the edition are different and some have been touched with ink. This edition fits perfectly in Roels’ oeuvre: it touches on the nature of the analogue photographic process, playing with repetition and variation, while using his favorite imagery: palm trees.