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Sans Titre 21
by Christian Chaize

ARTIST STATEMENT

In contrast to the beaches I frequent in Portugal, as familiar to me now as a family member, the Seychelles were a destination I’d only visited before I considered myself an artist. This is the place, as a child, I’d idealized as paradise. Despite their difference, I have tried to make pictures for both Praia Piquinia and Paradis with new vision, or “regard”—a word that in French refers to observing. In English, appropriately, it also means attention, consideration, a feeling of affection, and respect.

While rediscovering the islands, I found myself shifting my camera between earth, sky, water, trees…trying with every shot to get away from the so-called conventions of framing. An approach that aligns itself aesthetically with some of the Modernists in photography, I was intent on seeing the Seychelles without the weight of parameters. (Just large cameras!)

Without our normal criteria for recognition, that which we look at can be renewed; new as in the first days of existence, breathing presence, light, and the incarnation of the world. In short, an image of paradise. So here, before these images, I hope for the viewer to feel exposed, like Adam or Eve before God invited them to name the elements of nature around them.

Some subjects are challenging to identify at first, while others play off the glare in our eyes; but even slight disorientation has the potential to disarm, and stretch us. We may suddenly find ourselves more receptive—like a child who discovers the world without predispositions, without judgements that risk to reduce his or her imagination.

Paradis represents a departure, literal and formal, from Praia Piquinia. At the core level, I’ve traded the traditional portrait format for a square; but even the image titles reflect their differences. In the case of Praia Piquinia, they are determined by the precise time and date each photograph was taken, whereas with Paradis, they are all called “Sans Titres”…untitled, unnamed and open to your interpretation.

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  • Praia Piquinia 11/08/10 12h15 (80"x60")
  • Praia Piquinia 28/08/10 12h20 (80"x60")
  • Praia Piquinia 28/08/10 12h20
  • Praia Piquinia 06/08/09 14h01
  • Praia Piquinia 27/08/09 15h17
  • Praia Piquinia 02/08/07 15h16
  • Praia Piquinia 04/08/07 16h04

Sans Titre 21

by Christian Chaize

digital c-print
available framed

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    • 11"x11" 60
      Add frame 185
      • Black Frame 185
      • White Frame, recommended 185
    • 20"x20" 300
      Add frame 700
      • Black Frame 700
      • White Frame, recommended 700
    • 35"x35" 3000
      Add frame 3800
      • Black Frame 3800
      • White Frame, recommended 3800
    • 50"x50" 5000

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  • Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
  • Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper
  • Artist-signed + numbered certificate of authenticity included
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  • Available framed or print only

These prints are digital-c prints with a luster finish.

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. The 11″×11″ and 20″×20″ prints have a border of 0.5 inches to allow for framing. The 35″×35″ prints have a border of 3 inches, and the 50″×50″ prints have a border of 4 inches, per the artist’s specifications.

Other photographs from this series are available through Jen Bekman Gallery. Please email collector@20x200.com for more information.

We recommend a custom frame in white solid wood with UV protected plexiglass and a white archival mat. Please note: Framed art may take up to 4 weeks to ship. Available for U.S. orders only.

  • 11"x11" print offered in 16.5"x16.5" frame (3/4” front profile x 1 1/4” side profile)
  • 20"x20" print offered in 26.5"x26.5" frame (3/4” front profile x 2” side profile)
  • 35"x35" print is dry mounted and framed to the image (3/4” front profile x 2” side profile), with spacers and enhanced UV plexi glass

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All of our prints have a minimum border of .25 inches to allow for framing. We do not alter the aspect ratio, crop or resize the artists' originals—quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the image, not the printed image itself. For exact image sizes and more helpful info, view our framing guides: