Lucinda Devlin

With their reduced formal language and calm tonality, the Lake Pictures reinforce the impression of infinite expanses. The series is devoted to Lake Huron, one of North Americas five Great Lakes marking the border between the US and Canada. It is fascinating to see how much the surface of the lake varies in the different photographs, although the photographer's point of view and framing remained the same. The colors and atmosphere here are shaped alone by the light at the various times of day or night, by weather conditions and the season.
As in the pictures in the Field Culture series, the landscape appears endless here - yet in a less readily visible, more metaphysical way. The mindeye follows the surfaces of water and sky beyond the margins of the picture. As a constant orientation aid, the horizon guides us through the time of year, day and night. Nature and not primarily culture is the subject here.

Archival pigment prints
74,4 x 74,4 cm (100 x 100 cm framed) or 50,5 x 50,5 cm (70,4 x 70,4 cm framed)
Edition of 8 or 10