The Art of photography

ChallengingTraditions:IntotheThirdDimension

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ThispictureofapapercutoutofthestateofTexas

exploitsphotography'sabilitytocreate,intwo

dimensions,anillusionof

threePaperwascutto

theoutlineofthestate,whenfoldedandcrumpled,

it

resembledimaginarymountainsandvalleys.Then

itwasphotographedinsuchstrongsidelighting

thattheviewercanalmostfeeltheriseand

fallof

ridgesandhollowsofathree-dimensionalmap

Theodd-lookingob/ectatright,whichcouldbe

anythingfromamodernisticbirdhouse

toa

modelfor

ascience-fictionrobot,

was

made

by

cutting

slightlyirregularcrossesonfoursidesofa

cardboardshippingcontainer,thenfoldingeach

cutoutinto

a

small

boxsuspendedatthecornerof

the

carton.Theboxanditsfoursmallsatellites

weremountedonstudiojacksthatphotographers

usetopositionstilllifes.andshotwithPolaroid's

200-pound,20-by-24-inchcolorcamera

ROBERTCUMMINGSFourCubesfromOne.

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