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Sliver I
Sliver I
Sliver I

Sliver I

Artist (American, born 1974)
Date2014
MediumUltrachrome archival photograph
DimensionsFramed: 75 x 60 in. (190.5 x 152.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LinePurchased with acquisition funds
Object number2023.17.1
Label TextSouthern California teems with iconic beaches, lifeguard towers, piers, and landmarks; every neighborhood and shoreline seems to have been filmed, digitized, and consumed. We think we know this sun-drenched coast. Avid surfer and photographer Amir Zaki demolishes that misconception like a wave obliterates a sandcastle. “The ocean is an object of no small terror,” he reminds us, quoting 18th century philosopher of the sublime, Edmund Burke. Where are we in this roiling wavescape? Rather than give us the fixed point of traditional photography, Zaki stitches together multiple digital images, re-crafting our experience of this region's most recognizable feature.
Status
On view
Location
  • The Campus Center at Rinker (14725 Alton Parkway), Second Floor, Open Loft 200A
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