Joseph Minek
Joseph Minek creates each unique Lumen print with the same set of tools: a light-tight plastic bag, a cutting blade, a UV light, and photographic paper and chemicals. On Void 7, hard-edged half circles layer in warm tones of mauve, cream, and gray.
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Medium
Unique Lumen Print on Silver Gelatin Paper
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Signed by the artist on the back
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Meet Joseph Minek
Joseph Minek redefines photography through bold abstraction and material experimentation. Working without a camera to directly expose and chemically manipulate photographic paper, he challenges the medium’s tradition and history of representation.
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Joseph Minek's unconventional, camera-less practice upends traditional photochemical processes, creating vibrant compositions that provoke a conversation about the very nature of photography.
Step into the darkroom with Joseph Minek and witness his experimental, camera-less process transform light-sensitive materials into abstract fields of electric color. His unconventional practice pushes the material limits of photography, inviting us to reconsider what defines the medium.