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Hartley was born in 1963 and lives
and works in London. He’s best known as
a sculptor, in particular his captivating
wall-based photographic compositions,
with images of architectural spaces set
inside etched glass boxes creating a
haunting, illusory depth.
Long interested
in the relationship and interdependence
between architecture and nature,
Hartley has most recently produced
photographic works with sculptural
elements built up on the surfaces,
turning images of actual landscapes
into surreal studies of fantastic
architectural forms.
"It was with a heavy heart and a tear
in my eye that I watched it [the new
land he discovered on the Cape Farewell
journey] disappear. This land so newly
revealed, land that has lain below the
crushing weight of the ice for thousands
of years, land on which no human had
ever stood. This new land, so freshly
released, was indeed our land, and part
of me was left behind there." |
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