This mysterious abstract composition of shadows, textures and numbers was shot around the redeveloped Jones Bay wharf area, (wharves 19, 20 and 21) while the photographer was gathering images of the local area for the Pyrmont and Ultimo walking tour brochure.
The projection of shadows, inseparable from the process of photography, has been explored as a compositional element by many photographers such as Australian Modernist Olive Cotton, whose iconic Tea Cup Ballet can be viewed on the website of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Another photographer who used the shadow to great effect was Man Ray, in his photograph, La Femme, which is in the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Shadows also feature strongly in the work of many contemporary photographers, like the American Arthur Tress.
Post by Kathy Hackett, Photo Librarian
Photography by Jean-François Lanzarone
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