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STEPHEN HILYARD

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Stephen Hilyard's work in digital photography, video, and installation has led him to look closely at the history of the culture that made him what he is. He recently has become interested in the idea of lying, in the subversion of various types of information that we are accustomed to trust. In recent image-based piece, the “King Wave” series, the reliability of photographic knowledge is been brought into question by digital manipulation of the images. It is the ability of the computer to lie very convincingly that has made him interested in adding it to the list of tools that he uses to create work. Ultimately, his work is designed to remind the viewer of artifice: the work is attempting to present something of a profound nature, but that it is failing because of its connections to the concrete. In this the viewer recognizes her or his own condition.

Stephen's work was included in Platform's exhibits Dark States and The There. He mounted solo shows at the gallery in 2006, 2009, and 2014. He lives, works, and teaches in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dark States (group)
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King Wave (solo)
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Rapture of the Deep (solo)
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The There (group)
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Mountain (solo)
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Available work
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John, Eiger Direct 1966, 2009
54 x 29 inches, inkjet print on panel, edition of 5