Robert Canali

N.4
FOR THE LACK
OF A SMILE
(2011)

Waxing reflective on the history and conventions of photography, For the Lack of a Smile explores themes of desire, obsession, melancholy, and the physical print itself. This work considers inherent qualities of the photographic medium. Physical and chemical aspects are addressed in study of the unique character of the negative. A reference to the studio, the piece Victoria reminds the viewer of the simple aesthetic beauty of the materials, which are usually secondary to the final print. Characteristics of photographic instruments are reflected upon in the sculptural work Prism, where the fundamental operation of the camera is both highlighted and denied, proposing ruminations about the ultimate source of a photographic reproduction, light. The echoing moon can be viewed as a reminder of the obsessive nature of the act of picture taking, and is a contemplation of procedure, convention, and rituals essential to photography.

Format: Photography, Sculpture

Blue Moon 11 x 14 in
Archival Pigment Print 27.94 x 35.56 cm

CMY 16 x 20 in
Archival Pigment Print 40.64 x 50.8 cm

RGB 16 x 20 in
Archival Pigment Print 40.64 x 50.8 cm

Phase One 11 x 14 in
Archival Pigment Print 27.94 x 35.56 cm

After Glow 2 11 x 14 in
Archival Pigment Print 27.94 x 35.56 cm

After Glow 1 11 x 14 in
Archival Pigment Print 27.94 x 35.56 cm

Wake 11 x 14 in
Archival Pigment Print 27.94 x 35.56 cm

Seven Points 16 x 20 in
Archival Pigment Print 40.64 x 50.8 cm

Rift 32 x 40 in
Archival Pigment Print 81.28 x 101.6 cm

Untitled 24 x 30 in
Archival Pigment Print 60.96 x 76.2 cm

Plinth 16 x 16 x 96 in
Wood, Metal, Mirror 40.6 x 40.6 x 243.8 cm

Stargazer 22 x 26 in
Wood, Metal, LED Lights, 55.8 x 66 cm
Acrylic, 20 x 24 in Black
and White Efke Negative

Vessel 24 x 24 x 24 in
Wood, Mirror, Flocking 60.9 x 60.9 x 60.9 cm

Victoria 22 x 26 in
Wood, Metal, LED Lights, 55.8 x 66 cm
Acrylic, 20 x 24 in Black
and White Efke Negative

Visible 60 x 60 x 10 in
Wood, Metal, LED Lights, 152.4 x 152.4 x 25.4 cm
27 rolls of 35mm
Fujichrome Provia S\slide
film, Acrylic

Standard 32 x 40 in
Archival Pigment Print 181.3 x 101.6 cm

Installation Views

N.4
FOR THE LACK OF A SMILE
(2011)

Format: Photography, Sculpture

Blue Moon
Archival Pigment Print
11 x 14 in
27.94 x 35.56 cm

CMY
Archival Pigment Print
16 x 20 in
40.64 x 50.8 cm

RGB
Archival Pigment Print
16 x 20 in
40.64 x 50.8 cm

Phase One
Archival Pigment Print
11 x 14 in
27.94 x 35.56 cm

After Glow 2
Archival Pigment Print
11 x 14 in
27.94 x 35.56 cm

After Glow 1
Archival Pigment Print
11 x 14 in
27.94 x 35.56 cm

Wake
Archival Pigment Print
11 x 14 in
27.94 x 35.56 cm

Seven Points
Archival Pigment Print
16 x 20 in
40.64 x 50.8 cm

Rift
Archival Pigment Print
32 x 40 in
81.28 x 101.6 cm

Untitled
Archival Pigment Print
24 x 30 in
60.96 x 76.2 cm

Plinth
Wood, Metal, Mirror
16 x 16 x 96 in
40.6 x 40.6 x 243.8 cm

Stargazer
Wood, Metal, LED Lights, Acrylic,
20 x 24 in Black and White Efke
Negative
22 x 26 in
55.8 x 66 cm

Vessel
Wood, Mirror, Flocking
24 x 24 x 24 in
60.9 x 60.9 x 60.9 cm

Victoria
Wood, Metal, LED Lights, Acrylic,
20 x 24 in Black and White Efke
Negative
22 x 26 in
55.8 x 66 cm

Visible
Wood, Metal, LED Lights, 27 rolls of 35mm
Fujichrome Provia S\slide film, Acrylic
60 x 60 x 10 in
152.4 x 152.4 x 25.4 cm

Standard
Archival Pigment Print
32 x 40 in
181.3 x 101.6 cm

Installation Views

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