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Artworks
Nerhol Japón, b. 1980 & 1981
Atlas 14, 2014Ink jet papers28 x 30 x 5 cm
11 x 11 3/4 x 2 in© 2014 Nerhol / Courtesy Fundación AMMAPhoto: Alejandro PaezFurther images
By superimposing precise cutouts made from successive photographs of the same person, a layered portrait is created that transforms the photograph into a sculpture—from a technical standpoint—and, aesthetically, offers insight into the passage of time, measured in very short intervals and manifested in the dynamic distortion of facial features.
Nerhol is the name of the artistic duo formed by Yoshihisa Tanaka and Ryuta Iida. Tanaka’s work involves the reuse of materials and the reinterpretation of symbols, while Iida’s focuses on the use of paper as a sculptural medium. The combination of their two approaches to art results in a collaborative body of work that questions the cycles of consumption and obsolescence characteristic of the contemporary world.
