Eva Vermandel

Monique, Stroud Green

About this artwork

This work belongs to Vermandel’s series of photographs entitled ‘Splinter’, which documents aspects of everyday life. In the way she takes the photographs, using a long-focus lens and the smallest aperture possible, Vermandel makes the viewer take notice of what they might have normally overlooked. In this image the way the subject sits creates an interesting composition, with her legs jutting out of the frame and of focus. This directs attention on the detail of her hands, torso and face. Vermandel’s interest in traditional genres, such as still life and portraiture, is reflected in the emphasis she places on such simple details as the veins in Monique’s hand and the lines of her limbs.

Updated before 2020

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Eva Vermandel

Eva Vermandel