artBurke Paterson
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Photography: 1984-2004
Beineke Hand
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Beinecke Hand
2003
colour photograph, 12 x 16"

This image was taken inside the glorious Beinecke Library at Yale University. I had wanted to visit it ever since I heard that Yale had a library with marble walls that you could see the sunlight through. My first visit was late in the day so I didn't get the full effect. When I went back the following day the winter sun was bright, low and glowing through the walls . I placed my hand on a table to give the image a sense of depth and scale. The security guard under the hand was just good luck. (see God is in this Detail for the full effect of the sun through the marble)

 

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