Inez van Lamsweerde, Rebecca, 50 x 50 cm – 19.7 x 19.7 inches. Cibachrome under diasec | limited edition of 5

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.- Aeroplastics Contemporary presents Rare Essence, on view through November 3, 2007. Using clever digital tricks, Ryuta Amae creates what he describes as “virtual memories”. His sources of inspiration are myriad: vast imaginary landscapes which he draws in black lead, and banal images drawn from everyday life, which he modifies in extraordinary ways. The first work in a new series, maternity, which he is presenting here, is based on a real photo which he interprets in order to produce a scene with religious connotations. As always with Amae, there is a gap between the identifiable subject (here, an archetypal Virgin and Child) and the elements disturbing the interpretation of it (nudity and a dark setting). Apart from his technical prowess, his photographs, which resemble daydreams, question sharply the relationship between the recorded image and the memory: is digital manipulation akin to altering memories? Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20893