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Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison , b. Shana 1964, Robert b. Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 1968

Dark Rain

2008
17 1/8 in. x 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm x 43.5 cm)

Medium and Support: pigmented inkjet print on Somerset enhanced velvet paper

Credit Line: museum purchase

Accession Number: 2008.118.14

Commentary

Gallery label from In Tandem: Inspirations and Collaborations

Creative confidants since graduate school, the husband-and-wife team of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison started out with individual practices, which gradually began to fuse into one. With no set roles or processes, they rely on research and conversation to formulate ideas in tandem, while the duties required for their execution shift with each project. Official collaborators since the late 1990s, the ParkeHarrisons have developed a fluid photographic practice that incorporates elements of sculpture, performance, collage, and painting as means of creating the scenes they capture. These tableaux feature an “Everyman,” played by Robert, who attempts to save the earth from the catastrophic effects of human activity. Examining real issues through a surreal visual vocabulary, with works like Dark Rain the ParkeHarrisons contribute a rather utopian voice to the environmental debate.

Kelley Tialiou
Charles H. Sawyer Curatorial Assistant | Librarian | Archivist

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

In Tandem: Inspirations and Collaborations Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/12/2015 - 1/3/2016
The Deception of Perception: Exploring Distortion and Ambiguity in Photography [Phillips Academy Art 300] Addison Gallery of American Art , 11/15/2016 - 3/5/2017
sad poems. [Phillips Academy Art 400] Addison Gallery of American Art , 11/15/2017 - 3/4/2018

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The PRC Portfolio
2008.118.1-16

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2008.118.0.1-4

Image of Carlisle, from the series Meadow

Carlisle, from the series Meadow
2008.118.1

Image of Irrigator's Tarp Directing Water, Fourth of July Creek Ranch, Custer County, ID

Irrigator's Tarp Directing Water, Fourth of July Creek Ranch, Custer County, ID
2008.118.10

Image of Before the Show, Tunbridge, Vermont, from the series Carnival Strippers

Before the Show, Tunbridge, Vermont, from the series Carnival Strippers
2008.118.11

Image of Waiting for the Snake, Jianfengling Nature Preserve, Hainan Island, China

Waiting for the Snake, Jianfengling Nature Preserve, Hainan Island, China
2008.118.12

Image of Metropolitan Opera: Romeo and Juliet

Metropolitan Opera: Romeo and Juliet
2008.118.13

Image of The River Ouse, East Sussex, England

The River Ouse, East Sussex, England
2008.118.15

Image of British Redcoat Re-enactor, Battle of Concord and Lexington, Lexington, MA

British Redcoat Re-enactor, Battle of Concord and Lexington, Lexington, MA
2008.118.16

Image of All Night Taco Stand, Av. Gustavo Baz Prada, El Country, Naucalpan, Mexico

All Night Taco Stand, Av. Gustavo Baz Prada, El Country, Naucalpan, Mexico
2008.118.2

Les Femmes du Maroc #45
2008.118.3

Bahia
2008.118.4

Image of Texas Memories #2: Playground of Crokett Elementary School

Texas Memories #2: Playground of Crokett Elementary School
2008.118.5

Image of Subsidence Craters on Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site

Subsidence Craters on Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site
2008.118.6

The Braves, from Catch and Release
2008.118.7

Melody Sweets, New York, NY
2008.118.8

Untitled (Judith #2)
2008.118.9

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