Lot 10: SARAH PICKERING (b.1972)

SARAH PICKERING (b.1972)
Fire Burst, 2005
chromogenic print
signed in ink on printed label with credit, title, date and edition 'AP1' on backing board
47 x 55in. (120 x 140cm.) overall

Pickering captures demonstrations of pyrotechnic training devices used by the milatary and police, transforming explosions into serene bursts of light. The blasts serve as a powerful metaphor that represents 'an extreme state conjur[ing] some visually rich imagery in our language, fusing fear, power, pleasure and the unknown.' (Garin, Dazed & Confused, 2007, p.196) She is the recipient of the Photographers' Gallery Graduate Award and a Jerwood Award. Pickering lives and works in London.

AP1 aside from the sold-out edition of 5.