Julia Samuels

DSCF4036
Now On View

Maker

Julia Samuels (American, b. 1985 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire)

Title

DSCF4036
from the series From One Minute on April 29th, 2009

Year

2012

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 56 x 76 cm (22 1/16 x 29 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

4/6 in graphite LR verso; DSCF4036 in graphite middle verso; Signature 2015 in graphite LL verso

Identification

Edition

4/6

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of Joseph A. Chazan, MD

Object Number

2018.89.4

Type

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now
Jun 04, 2022 – Sep 01, 2026

Label copy

Electrical towers, power lines, and road signs move in and out of focus among tree trunks and branches. We view the landscapes in these images from inside a moving car, calling attention to the impacts of today’s fast pace on the environment and our personal contributions to climate change. 

The acceleration of contemporary life is seen in the speed of the car and the nearly instantaneous image production of the digital camera that was used to snap the images the prints are based on. This swiftness contrasts with the time-consuming and meditative act of carving the woodblocks that produced the prints. Samuels blurs distinctions between fast and slow image-making and the built and natural environments.

–Sage Gerson, assistant professor of Literary Arts and Studies and faculty fellow 2023–2025

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Tombstone

Julia Samuels (American, b. 1985 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
DSCF4036; from the series From One Minute on April 29th, 2009, 2012
Woodcut on paper
Image/sheet: 56 x 76 cm (22 1/16 x 29 15/16 inches)
Museum purchase: gift of Joseph A. Chazan, MD 2018.89.4

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