Harry Gruyaert (Photofile) author-park-chan-wook whose very nature Duchamp challenged

whose very nature Duchamp challenged and redefined as concept rather than product by questioning its traditionally privileged optical nature

Principles

into distinct traditions of its own

When the night draws in and the lights go down

Harry Gruyaert (Photofile) author-park-chan-wook whose very nature Duchamp challengedBorn in Antwerp in 1941, Harry Gruyaert was a pioneer of European colour photography in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1972, he created TV Shots, a series of images created by turning the dial on a television set at random and photographing the screen. Later he travelled the world, seeking out different kinds of light and exhibiting a particular fascination with borders, interfaces and incongruous juxtapositions. A member of Magnum Photos since 1982, he