An Eclipse of Moths

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ard Herrmann strings start playing in our heads…. 

Whatever, the images are skilfully done, with a painterly feel to them. Click to enlarge. The bigger the better with these:

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Alone Street 2018-19 © Gregory Crewdson

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Funerary Back Lot 2018-19 © Gregory Crewdson

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Red Star Express 2018-19 © Gregory Crewdson

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Redemption Center 2018-19 © Gregory Crewdson

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The Cobra 2018-19 © Gregory Crewdson

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The Taxi Depot 2018-19 © Gregory Crewdson

"An Eclipse of Moths"? The title is explained by the Templon Gallery in Paris, where these have just gone on show:

"He chose the image of an eclipse of moths to evoke the phenomenon whereby the insects, drawn by the artificial lights of the city, cluster together and lose their bearings. A metaphor for our contemporary disorientation, these works subtly question the vulnerability of the human condition and the paradoxes of the American dream. Never didactic, they leave the viewer free to imagine the stories hidden beneath the surface and dream of other possibilities."

Now you know.

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