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Michael Cherney
American, b. 1969

Michael Cherney American, b. 1969

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Michael Cherney, Map of Mountains and Seas 山海圖 #18, Conception and Design: Winter 2017

Michael Cherney American, b. 1969

Map of Mountains and Seas 山海圖 #18, Conception and Design: Winter 2017
Photography, ink on Mitsumata paper, hanging scroll
Piece dimensions: 51 1/8 x 22 1/4 in 130 x 56.5 cm
Mounted dimensions: 84 1/4 x 26 3/8 in 214 x 67 cm (hanging scroll)
Edition of 2/9
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In this austere valley view, Cherney’s photograph presents a labyrinth of braided streams threading through eroded cliffs. Layers of sedimentary rock rise like ancient glyphs, their furrows carved by wind...
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In this austere valley view, Cherney’s photograph presents a labyrinth of braided streams threading through eroded cliffs. Layers of sedimentary rock rise like ancient glyphs, their furrows carved by wind and water into deep relief. The pale waterways—illuminated against the canyon’s ashen walls—meander in shifting patterns that echo both geological time and human imagination. Muted gradients of gray invite a contemplative pause, as each ridge and ravine unfolds like a page in the earth’s sedimentary archive. Here, the landscape speaks quietly of endurance and transformation, and the camera becomes a tool for reading the canyon’s layered narrative.


在这幅谷景中,秋麦以极具张力的构图展现了这片荒原的史诗质感。镜头下的辫状水系如同大地的脉络,在风蚀形成的嶙峋崖壁间蜿蜒伸展,创造出充满韵律的视觉轨迹。沉积岩层以近乎庄严的态势层层累积,每一道纹理都镌刻着地质年代的印记——那些被时光雕琢的褶皱与沟壑,在侧光照射下呈现出青铜器纹般的浮雕效果。


干涸的河床在峡谷背景中泛着微妙的光泽,其曲折多变的流动形态既展现着自然最原始的力量,又暗含某种深邃的宇宙规律。秋麦通过细腻的影调处理,让整幅作品笼罩在一种肃穆的静谧氛围中。观者的视线随着岩层的肌理游移,仿佛在阅读一部用岩石书写的时间典籍——每一道山脊都是岁月的刻度,每一条沟壑都是大地的记忆。


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