In Sur Face Martin dª¡Orgeval captures lyrical details of everyday surfaces, small visual miracles that we might otherwise miss. Whether it is paint splattered on a road, a dirt-covered windshield, a hushed heap of snow or delicate folded paper forms defined in strong light, dª¡Orgevalª¡s focus is on patiently accumulating, in Erri De Lucaª¡s words, a ªcollection of visionsª that reveals the extraordinary in the mundane. ªBut where does he see such things ?ª continues De Lucca, ªIn what sort of place do these photographs exist? Iª¡ve roamed this world for longer than him and Iª¡ve never found the likeª¢nothing to remind me of what these surfaces display. They are statements of matter revealing itself to him, saying: I am this. Yet it is said only to him, to the apple of his eye.ª
Here are found revelations: they are given to an artist who inscribes matter with light.Erri De Luca
Here are found revelations: they are given to an artist who inscribes matter with light.Erri De Luca
