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RED STAIRWELL COLLECTION

The Red Stairwell Collection

The images labeled Red Stairwell are full-frame photographs with minor color enhancement. The stairs were separated by a glass partition, which acted like a mirror depending on the position of the camera. By resting the camera on the glass and adjusting the angle of the lens, I was able to control reality and its reflection. I was intrigued with the way the angle of the lens, in relation to the glass, caused the reflection to merge with the reality of the background. This is particularly obvious in Red Stairwell #1 and Red Stairwell #3 where the handrail starts at the top in 3-dimension and ends at the bottom as a flat shape against the texture of the wall in the background.