Dirk Westphal - Photographs

The Sydney Magazine February 2008

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Westphal's show features mural-sized photos of fish, reflecting the artist's interest in collecting and studying our finned friends. He's developed a method of lighting fish in their tanks that makes the water surrounding the subjects invisible. The final prints are embedded in acrylic to give them the reflective sheen of water and highlight the intricate detail of the fish against a brilliant white background. This dramatic change in scale makes the viewer feel as if they are inside the tank with the fish. 

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