Oaxaca Main Square Midday
Artist
Marsha Burns
MediumChromogenic print
Dimensions16 x 23 1/2 in. (40.6 x 59.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
This photograph was taken in Oaxaca's main square at midday. Lunch at Panchita's was still an hour or two away and stopping in the square to have a drink, I took this picture when the camera was on the table. I had no idea what it was seeing.
“The intentionally limited details in my work depend on the viewer to verify a greater or comparative experience from the fragment. Inevitably, even the most trivial sighting cannot help standing as a symbol when extracted from the whole." –Artist statement
“The intentionally limited details in my work depend on the viewer to verify a greater or comparative experience from the fragment. Inevitably, even the most trivial sighting cannot help standing as a symbol when extracted from the whole." –Artist statement