11.25 x 9.5625 inches; approximately 75 color photographs; 128 pages; hardcover. $75.00 + $9.95 domestic shipping

Essay by Nathaniel Rich

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Margeaux Walter’s performative photographs in Sedimental highlight a dynamic group of seemingly picture-perfectenvironmentsthroughout the western United States, altered by the artist’s nuanced presence within them. While at first glance these spaces may convey grandeur and breathtaking views, there are more layers within the photographs, and the geological sites where they are made. Walter describes her process thus:

“I begin each work by photographing sections of the landscapes in which I will again immerse myself. Printing these photographs onto fabric, I sew them into garments/draperies, and then return to the landscape to create a new narratives. This method recontextualizes the climate changes the landscape is currently experiencing, has experienced in the past, or is subject to in the future.”

There is a “sublime kitsch” evident within Walter’s photographs. The rich color and calendar-worthy views—neither marred nor heavily altered by the artist’s presence within them—belie a subtle visual commentary on the (largely male) history of landscape photography, particularly that of the American west.

Walter’s temporary, non-invasive modifications and her resulting photographs form new perspectives on the equilibrium between the natural world and our human presence within it. Sedimental challenges viewers to engage in the act of seeing, and to question the veracity of what one perceives. 


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