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A black and white composite photograph showing a deep, pitch-black trench dividing rows of concrete blocks. A smooth, glowing sphere rests within the dark foreground void. In the background is a large hill, piles of gravel, and a cloudy sky.
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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)
Date1979
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet/image: 18 1/16 x 15 3/8 in. (45.9 x 39.1 cm)
board: 28 1/8 x 22 in. (71.4 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1997.29.48
Collections
Visual DescriptionA black and white composite photograph showing a deep, pitch-black trench dividing rows of concrete blocks. A smooth, glowing sphere rests within the dark foreground void. In the background is a large hill, piles of gravel, and a cloudy sky.

A black-and-white composite photograph of a gated stone archway crowned with white smoke. In the paved foreground rests a smooth metallic sphere, cracked open to reveal a pair of human hands emerging from within.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1983
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. 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 black-and-white composite photograph of a dark landscape scattered with pale, twisting dead tree branches. In the foreground rests a large, speckled oval boulder featuring a deep, smooth indentation shaped like a curled, nude human torso.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1977
A black and white composite photograph. in the foreground is a thick chain rests in a grassy field. In the middle distance, a figure stands on a cliff edge overlooking water. The sky resembles a rippled water surface where a glowing human figure floats among sparkling lights.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1980
A black-and-white composite photograph showing large, speckled hands loosely cupping a smooth, dark sphere. A thin stem connects the sphere to a horizon line. Below, the foreground is a field of coarse grass surrounding a rough, shallow crater.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1968
A black and white composite photograph. Two hands tear through a flat surface in the foreground. Behind them, rows of empty wooden benches recede into shadow. Above hangs a draped fabric canopy displaying a cloudy sky with a bright sunburst.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1982
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
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. The lower half displays heavily cracked and shattered concrete revealing bare dirt. The upper half features a blurred, silhouetted figure walking on a sandy beach alongside the ocean under a streaked, cloudy sky.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992
A black and white composite photograph of a large, open hand facing upward. A smaller hand rests emerges from an opening it its palm. The upper portion depicts dark, shallow water covering smooth stones, with bright, blurred light reflecting across the surface.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1988
A black and white composite photograph of a row of bare trees in an open field. In the foreground, a rectangular portrait of a woman wearing a ruffled collar rests on the ground, illuminated by patches of dappled sunlight.
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Jerry Uelsmann
1992

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