Erin Shirreff

Shirreff is well-known for her photographic series entitled “A.P.”, which expanded outwards to the related “Fig.”, “Monograph”, and “Relief” series. These photographs began with Shirreff’s construction of mid-century, modernist forms at an intimate scale, made from quotidian studio materials such as foam core, cardboard, or hydrostone. These small sculptures were then photographed and digitally spliced to conjoin two halves of different objects, in essence creating photographic documentation of a sculpture that does not exist physically. Once photographed, these small-scale objects resemble monumental sculpture or architecture.