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Egypt Flats

Date:

2001

Artist:

Scott Peterman
American, born 1968

About this artwork

Scott Peterman has photographed bob-houses, or ice-fishing shacks in the lakes region of Maine and New Hampshire, as part of an ongoing exploration of the ever-complicated relationship between people and nature. Ideal specimens of vernacular architecture, bob-houses are made from lightweight, windproof materials ingeniously assembled into various utilitarian forms. “I’m interested in these shacks [because] they illustrate a primal narrative whose elements are simply shelter, food, warmth and an ongoing battle against the caprices of nature,” Peterman has explained. He photographs the shacks with an 8-by-10-inch view camera under snowy or foggy conditions, which filter the light while also limiting the range of color. Nearly monochromatic, his photographs forgo a more richly descriptive documentation of local architecture to emphasize the shacks as minimalist forms in the landscape.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Scott Peterman

Title

Egypt Flats

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 2001

Medium

Chromogenic print

Edition

8 of 8

Dimensions

75 × 96.2 cm (29 9/16 × 37 7/8 in.); Frame: 78.5 × 100 × 46 cm (30 15/16 × 39 3/8 × 18 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Igor M. DaCosta

Reference Number

2012.831

Extended information about this artwork

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