Grey Crawford

Transfigurations, 1973-75

Silver gelatin print, framed
60 x 90 cm
Edition of 6 + 2 AP

Transfigurations, 1973-75

Silver gelatin print, framed
122 x 155 cm
Edition of 6 + 2 AP

Lecture, 1973-75

Silver gelatin print, framed
122 x 150 cm
Edition of 6 + 2 AP

Transfigurations, 1973-75

Silver gelatin print, framed
122 x 155 cm
Edition of 6 + 2 AP

Crawford encapsulates his body inside black trash bags to crawl around the back of buildings and through the bushes, standing in the middle of the road, or stepping into the lake. He conceived of performance as a conceptual exercise that can be appreciated in the absence of the performing body. He wrapped himself in silver foil and, like an alien in the desert, experimented with the physical and psychological limits of his body, as well as the relationship between the object (body) and the horizon. At the end, Crawford’s interest was not about finding answers, but in turn about generating conversations. These early performances by Crawford were inspired by his notion to reconfigure the traditional American image of a figure in a western barren landscape. These staging actions, intertwined with his other photographic bodies of work El Mirage, help open another chapter in the depth of Grey Crawford’s artistic career.