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9 August 2001--2 May 2003 The Museum of Modern Art, New York
2001 · Chromogenic print
31 1/2 × 43 5/16" (80 × 110 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Michael Wesely
German, 1963
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Michael Wesely is a German photographer known for long-exposure images that collapse time into a single frame, often capturing the transformation of urban landscapes and architectural sites over months or years. Working with modified cameras and pinhole techniques, he produces photographs that register subtle shifts in light, weather, and human activity as continuous visual records rather than discrete moments. His process yields images of distinctive soft focus and ethereal tonality, where the passage of time becomes formally visible.
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