Space is not empty air for Italian photographer Luisa Lambri. Rather, it?s a catalyst.
Lambri reflects on the emotions a space can convey in a series on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Lumbri?s exhibit, titled Front Room: Luisa Lumbri, presents nine large laser-chrome color photographs taken over the courseof a day inside a Baltimore home ? the Hopper House II.
The influential modernist Marcel Breuer designed the home in the 1950s.
Lambri captures the subtle changes in light and atmosphere through a sliding glass door in the home. The order of the photos is very important, according to Darsie Alexander, senior curator of contemporary art at the BMA.
“The photographs are interesting to me because they show images of architecture that many people in Baltimore know well I think, but show a different view of it,” Lumbri said. “The images are more subjective.”
The international artist was attracted to the house?s open design because it was not overwhelming, Lumbri said. “It was so open and free, both physically and conceptually.”
“There is a rhythm to how the images are hung,” Alexander said. “The final arrangement had to do with creating the atmosphere rather than chronological moment by moment. The photos get detached from the specificity of the place and become much more abstract.
“The cumulative nature of the images builds a mood ? the feeling of standing in one place for a very long time. They?re mesmerizing and peaceful, like staring at the ocean.”
IF YOU GO
» Front Room: Luisa Lambri
» Venue: Baltimore Museum of Art
» Where: 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore
» When: Through May 20. Wednesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
» Tickets: Free
» Information: 443-573-1700, artbma.org
