Accession Number
2002/2.231.2

Title
Shodenji, Japan

Artist(s)
Erica Lennard

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1989

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
19 15/16 in x 16 in (50.64 cm x 40.64 cm);24 in x 20 in (60.96 cm x 50.8 cm);18 3/8 in x 12 1/8 in (46.67 cm x 30.8 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Barry and Lynne Lotenberg

Subject matter
In this portfolio of seven selected images, Erica Lennard has included fine art photographs of gardens in Japan, Tunisia, England, France, and Italy; this photograph is of a garden in Shodenji, Kyoto, Japan. The black and white images are enlarged and printed with high contrast, creating moody and grainy atmospheres. Exaggerated black and white forms repeat in the images, flattening the perspectival plane.

Physical Description
A high contrast black and white photograph of a garden. Large shrubs dominate the lower foreground, situated in front of a white wall with tiled roofing. Beyond the wall, tall trees stand against an atmospheric but clear sky.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Zen
daylight
gardens
gardens (open spaces)
shrubs
trees
walls