Half Full, 1999 (left)

C-print, mounted on Dibond

A glass halfway filled with water could also be halfway emptied of it. Only the title of the work gives an indicator to which one it is, referring to the subjective outlook of the person assessing it.

Stop Motion, 2008 (right)

C-print covered with matt foil mounted on aluminium Dibond, 2 parts

Together the two parts make up the well-known 1936 image by the pioneer of stop-motion photography Harold Edgerton. By splitting the image in two, the artist confounds the observer’s expectations of cause and effect.

Photo © Richard-Max Tremblay