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Catherine Yass, Lighthouse (North north north west), 2011 |
Catherine Yass: Lighthouse is at Alison Jacques Gallery until 11 February.
Yass's photographs and films focus on the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse (50° 43'.40 N 00° 26'.13 E), 5 miles out to sea from Eastbourne on the East Sussex coast. The lighthouse was completed in 1971, replacing a light vessel which had marked the Royal Sovereign Shoal since 1875. The structure includes a cabin section - a perfectly square platform resting on a circular column - which contained accommodation for the keepers who manned the lighthouse before its automation in 1994, when it was converted to solar power.
The photographs and films use inversion and reversal to produce a series of beautiful and spooky images.
Read Catherine Yass's Best Shot.
Read Catherine Yass's Best Shot.
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Catherine Yass, Lighthouse, 2011. Detail from 35mm film transferred to digital video. |
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Catherine Yass, Lighthouse, 2011. Detail from 35mm film transferred to digital video. |
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| Catherine Yass, Lighthouse (East), 2011 |
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| Catherine Yass, Lighthouse (North), 2011 |
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| Catherine Yass, Lighthouse (North north west, distant), 2011 |
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Catherine Yass, Lighthouse, 2011. Detail from 35 mm film transferred to digital video. |
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