andrés gallego

Out of the Field

With this project, the possibility of approaching photography from the point of view of painting is explored. Instead of seeing photography as a threat to painting, photography is reinterpreted and recontextualised through the visual language and aesthetic principles of painting. This reversal of perspective allows for a creative dialogue between the two media.

Following Hammershøi’s style, the aim is to capture the introspective and minimalist atmosphere characteristic of his interiors, recreating all the scenarios on a real scale.

All these interiors, beyond the dialogue between photography and painting, represent the author’s wife, being really self-portraits of the artist himself.

On the other hand, the choice of subject matter beyond the inspiration in Hammershøi’s work, refers to what Jean-Paul Sartre addresses in the context of his existentialist philosophy. Sartre suggests our authentic ‘self’ is revealed when we are alone and face our true nature without the pressures and expectations of others.