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Richard Learoyd: Presences
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Richard Learoyd: Presences

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Paperback en 74 pages 35.56 x 30.48 cm 0.45 kg

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Richard Learoyd’s photographic approach in Presences emphasizes the physicality and quiet intensity of his subjects. Utilizing a large-format camera and natural light, he creates portraits that reveal an uncanny stillness and tangible presence.

The images convey themes of solitude and reflection, captured through meticulous detail and a restrained color palette. Each portrait imparts a sense of weight and immediacy, allowing the viewer to engage deeply with the sitter’s subtle expressions and poise.

Published by Fraenkel Gallery in 2011, the 74-page volume collates these compelling portraits into a cohesive study of human presence and photographic technique.

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Uncomfortably Close: Richard Learoyd’s, Presences

Richard Learoyd’s portrait series Presences showcases life-size, highly detailed prints created using the camera obscura combined with modern techniques like strobe lighting and Ilfochrome printing. His process involves arduous multi-hour sessions where models must sit still under hot lights. Learoyd produces unique positive prints with no negatives, deciding the final image during the exposure and destroying any rejected prints. The portraits explore the tension between intimacy and distance, challenging the viewer’s ability to truly know another person through the surface of a photograph. The series was exhibited at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco from May to June 2011. Read Article