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PHG S.01 (2012), part of Ruff's Photograms series, continues his radical investigation into the nature of the photographic medium by dispensing with the camera entirely. Here Ruff resurrects and radically updates the early twentieth-century avant-garde technique of photogrammetry, originally explored by pioneers like Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy.
While their method invariably incorporated an element of chance in the final result, Ruff's photograms are derived from a virtual studio built by a custom software program, allowing the artist more control over the outcome. Their digital generation raises broader questions about what constitutes photography, and ultimately touches upon the issue of the medium’s veracity.
PHG S.01 (2012), part of Ruff's Photograms series, continues his radical investigation into the nature of the photographic medium by dispensing with the camera entirely. Here Ruff resurrects and radically updates the early twentieth-century avant-garde technique of photogrammetry, originally explored by pioneers like Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy.
While their method invariably incorporated an element of chance in the final result, Ruff's photograms are derived from a virtual studio built by a custom software program, allowing the artist more control over the outcome. Their digital generation raises broader questions about what constitutes photography, and ultimately touches upon the issue of the medium’s veracity.
