Chris Engman | Photographs

Current installation at Greg Kucera Gallery




ABANDONED CRATES, 2007
Archival inkjet print
40 x 49 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.
29.5 x 36 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.




TWO SQUARES, 2007
Archival inkjet print
48 x 36 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.
36 x 27 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.




THE EMPTY HOUSE, 2006
Archival inkjet print
28 x 36 inchches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
36 x 48 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.



THE HAUL, 2006
Archival inkjet print
30 x 36 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
40 x 48 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.




THE PLAYGROUND, 2006
Archival inkjet print
36 x 30 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
48 x 40 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.




THREE SQUARES, 2006
Archival inkjet print
25.625 x 40 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
37.25 x 58 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.




MARKINGS, 2006
Archival digital print
27 x 38 inches,
36 x 50 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.




THE CURVE, 2006
Archival digital print
28 x 36 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
36 x 48 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.




Transplant, 2005
Archival inkjet print
24 x 18 inches, Ed/8 - SOLD OUT
36 x 27 inches, Ed/8 - SOLD OUT
48 x 36 inches, Ed/8 - SOLD OUT

This tree was photographed in western Washington in winter, reproduced as a large photograph, and transplanted to a place in eastern Washington where only shrubs and cheat grass grow.

Equipoise, 2005
Archival inkjet print
36 x 28 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
48 x 36 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.

In this photograph there is an actual wooden cube balanced on top of a rock. The cube has three prints on it which have been distorted in such a way that the camera, when placed back in its original location, re-distorts them to simulate "correct" perspective.

The Audience, 2004
Archival inkjet print
30 x 36 inches, Ed/8 - $1,600.
40 x 48 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.



The Consummation, 2005
Archival inkjet print
34.5 x 30 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.

This experiment in pyrotechnics was conducted in Oslo, Norway. My friend Ivan is standing on the stairs behind the print with a bottle of water and a bottle of lighter fluid, which we used to control the flames.

Dissipation, 2005
Archival inkjet print
30 x 19 inches, Ed/8 - $800.
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The Claim, 2005
Archival inkjet print
27 x 38 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
36 x 50 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.



The Disappearence, 2006
Archival inkjet print
14 x 11 inches, Ed/3 - SOLD OUT
20 x 18 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.

Two towers were built on either side of a lake, sixty feet apart with a suspension cable in between in order to realize this project. Much thanks to Peter Mundwiler, who helped in the construction, and Josh Stewart, who in addition to helping build the towers endured twelve falls from twenty feet off the water to get this shot.

The Library, 2005
Archival inkjet print
27 x 38 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
35 x 50 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.



Ode, 2002
Archival inkjet print
28 x 14 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
42 x 21 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.

This ladder to nowhere was originally supposed to be eight feet higher. Built in several four-foot sections, the second to last section caused the whole thing to virtually collapse. As a result I had to repair it with materials found on the beach. What might have been an arrogant gesture became, for the better, something else.

The Artist as an Explorer, 2002
Archival inkjet print
28 x 14 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.
42 x 21 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.



The Meeting, 2004
Archival inkjet print
20 x 24 inches, Ed/8 - $800.
30 x 36 inches, Ed/8 - $1,600.
40 x 48 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.



Sand Squares, 2001
Archival inkjet print
19 x 28 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.



Landscape for Benjamin (Desert), 2002
Archival inkjet print
25.625 x 40 inches, Ed/8 - $1,200.

For this photograph I loaded materials into my car and set out to find somewhere very flat; several days later I found myself in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Each of the blackboards is a different size, but look the same because of their placement relative to the camera. The largest one was too large to fit in my car, so I cut it.

Landscape for Benjamin (Trees), 2005
Archival inkjet print
23.125 x 40 inches, Ed/8 - $1,600.
33.625 x 58 inches, Ed/6 - $1,600.

Benjamin is a character in the William Faulkner novel, The Sound and the Fury.