Shani Mootoo

Christine's Arrangement 1/10 - still-life, color, photography, giclée print

2020

Known for her photographic portraits of interior spaces, Shani Mootoo reveals the curious and often emotive personal narratives of her subjects.  This giclee print by Shani Mootoo is editioned, 1/5. The work is matted, framed. Unframed size is 21 x 31.5 inches. It is also available in two other sizes, 12 x 28 (framed 21 x 27 inches, edition of 10, $2,000); and 16 x 24 inches (25 x 33 inches framed, edition of 8, $2,600.). Mootoo describes how this image was created: "I was at my printer's studio working on a body of photographs when we were interrupted by a customer who needed his attention for a few minutes. I agreed on a pause so that that customer could be accommodated, and my printer suggested I roam the garden, as there was a lot to see there. Just before the exit to the garden was a room crammed with pastel knick-knacks. A glass sliding door stood closed between me and this room, which seemed to be a combination of very special private space and a storage room. I immediately had the sense that I was seeing a photograph waiting to be taken and, as I had my Sony Rx100m7 camera around my neck, I ran back to my printer and asked if I could go into the room. He generously said, 'By all means, go wherever you'd like".  On entering, there wasn't much room to negotiate, but I was struck by the carefully...

At once intimate and engaging, Shani Mootoo’s photographs are portraits of a life. This image of a kitchen—the worn white cabinets, the fridge covered in notes and photos, the toaste...

At once intimate and engaging, Shani Mootoo’s photographs are portraits of a life. This image of a garden taken through a sliding glass door framed by a charming wrought iron grate i...

Compelling, enigmatic and ultimately real, Shani Mootoo’s photographs of her childhood home in Trinidad chronicle a life. This is one in a series of images the artist calls the ‘Hist...

Known for her photographic portraits of interior spaces, Shani Mootoo reveals the curious and often emotive personal narratives of her subjects. This framed and matted giclee print ...

Rippling waters act as a mirror reflecting the sunlit lush green landscape and a white and red buoy in this peaceful photograph by Shani Mootoo. The shot has ...

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