Description: A haunting collection of landscapes pulled from security camera footage.
Brief description: Marcus DeSieno is a lens-based artist who is interested in how the advancement of photographic technology has changed our relationship to the natural world. DeSieno often combines antiquated and obsolescent photographic processes with contemporary imaging technologies to engage in a critical dialog on the evolution of the photographic medium in relation to seeing. He received his MFA in Studio Art from the University of South Florida and is currently the Visiting Professor of Photography at Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vermont. DeSieno's work has been exhibited nationally at The Center for Fine Art Photography, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, The Light Factory, Candela Gallery, Rayko Photo Center, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, and various other galleries and museums. His work has also been featured in a variety of publications including FeatureShoot, GUP Magazine, Hyperallergic, Huffington Post, National Geographic's Proof, PDN, Slate, Smithsonian Magazine, and Wired. DeSieno was recently named a selection for Photolucida's Critical Mass 50 and an Emerging Talent by Lensculture for 2016.
Review Quotes: "...the distorted, almost supernatural images are unrelenting in their obscurations.",
- Hyperallergic, June 7, 2018
"...both haunting and thought-provoking.",
- The Washington Post, June 15, 2018
"DeSieno transforms images made without aesthetic intent into carefully handworked landscapes that reflect his own sensibilities.",
- F - Stop Magazine, October 18, 2018
Also featured by:
British Journal of Photography
Lensculture
B&W Magazine