Reference Number | 2016.1/E/44 |
Level | File |
Extent | 9 items |
Title | Negatives and colour positives of 'Mirror Portrait for Camera' |
Date | [1981-1982] |
Description | 35mm monochrome negatives of Dye's anamorphic work 'Mirror Portrait for Camera' (1981) in a studio setting. Accompanied by the following: medium format negatives of Dye's corrected self-portrait reflected in a mirrored pyramid; a large format negative of the work in a studio setting; and colour positives of a later variation of the work in which Dye's anamorphic self-portrait is reflected in a mirror suspended from ceiling. |
Notes | According to Dye's notes, he made a later version of 'Mirror Portrait for Camera' in 1982 entitled 'Mirror Portrait'. Unlike his original photographic work, the anamorphic image in 'Mirror Portrait' was visible in a mirror suspended above the work. |
Related Material | See 2016.1/D/33 for photographs of 'Mirror Portrait for Camera'; 2016.1/G/1/21 for a presentation board of the work; and 2016.1/I/4/1 for Dye's notes related to 'Mirror Portrait' (1982). |