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Ryan Boatright–Piles 2010-2012

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Ryan Boatright
Age: 30
Nationality: American
Place of Residence: Paris, France

Ryan Boatright is a photographer based in Paris, France. His projects are crafted from a blend of technical and conceptual processes that evaluate everyday experiences, the environments that shape them, and the pictures that document them. His interests in snapshots and the science of photography also lead him to examine the role of photography in the mainstream and to investigate the medium’s ability to measure reality. The products of his work are exhibited as traditional photographs, digital prints, videos, and unique art objects.

About this Work (English and French):

Piles: 2010-2012

This project visually characterizes piles of stuff found along the outskirts of the French suburbs and in the immediate countryside. I was very much interested in the piles’ variable and often ambiguous contents; some contain materials that will be used for urban expansion while others function as organized trash, comprising structures fallen down. Some piles are used for agriculture. Many are overgrown, resembling small hills. The formal code of the images, with repetitive horizons and stretched skies, attempts to mirror their visual strength and rhythm in the natural landscape.

Piles continues my ongoing interest in investigating cultural landscapes. In some ways, it is a partner to the series Exurbia, another exploration of the iconic visual aspects of our immediate surroundings.

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