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A symmetrical black and white composite photograph. A dark silhouette of a person stands waist-deep near the top. Below, a large, mirrored rock hovers centrally, flanked by dark, jagged shapes spreading outward across a textured light surface.
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Date1972
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 10 13/16 x 10 3/4 in. (27.5 x 27.3 cm)
image: 10 3/4 x 13 11/16 in. (27.3 x 34.8 cm)
mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.19
Collections
Visual DescriptionA symmetrical black and white composite photograph. A dark silhouette of a person stands waist-deep near the top. Below, a large, mirrored rock hovers centrally, flanked by dark, jagged shapes spreading outward across a textured light surface.


A black and white composite photograph of a leaf-strewn park. A rectangular slab rests in the foreground. A similar slab hovers among the upper tree branches with a line of dappled light beneath. A small silhouette of figure stands far left.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph of a dark, mossy forest. Bright, gridded window panes hover among the trees, partially framing a dark human silhouette. In the foreground, jagged white lines radiate from beneath a small palmetto plant.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A black and white composite photograph of a massive dark boulder resting on a rocky expanse. A tiny silhouetted figure stands beside it. A deep, jagged crevice dominates the foreground, under a sky filled with textured, puffy clouds.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph of a beach scene. A solid black cube rests on the sand in the foreground. A large, smooth, shaded sphere hovers in the sky above the ocean horizon. Three small, distant silhouetted figures are visible near and in the water.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph of a wet deck with a symmetrical framed structure in the center, with a blurred figure walking nearby. Left, a man in a coat leans on the deck fence. Right, a framed nude woman stands before a large dark silhouette.
Anima / Animas, Self Portrait
Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A black-and-white composite photograph. The top half features dark, silhouetted trees draped in hanging moss. Below, a smooth, tightly curled human figure rests within swirling white foam among jagged dark rocks.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1971
A sepia-toned composite photograph of a symmetrical, multi-pointed shape made of overlapping, textured pieces resembling leaves or wood grain with reflected shimmers of light at the center. The figure lies flat on a dark ground scattered with grass, twigs, and wood chips.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1967
A black and white composite photograph featuring a three-tiered concrete base beside a calm body of water. A large, flat rectangular slab hovers suspended in mid-air directly above the base. The distant shore is tree-lined beneath a bright, cloudy sky.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1979
A black and white composite photograph featuring a cluster of trees on a grassy lawn. To the right, a sculpted sarcophagus with a figure hovers horizontally in mid-air above the ground in a bright, hazy landscape.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1980
A symmetrical black and white composite photograph of a dark, barren landscape filled with pale, twisting dead trees. In the center distance, branches intertwine to form an upright human silhouette. A dark, splayed infant-shaped shadow rests on the foreground dirt.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1978
A black-and-white composite photograph featuring a suspended, heavily punctured metal rectangular plate. A single hand hangs through a lower-left hole. Below, a blurred figure stands waist-deep in the ocean. A small lightning streak descends from the plate's bottom edge.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1990
Black and white composite photograph. A textured sphere with an attached cord rests on a sandy surface. Behind it, a person stands near large stone pillars with Egyptian carvings. The upper half features a swirling, cloud-like texture.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1994

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