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Birthe Piontek, Hyacinth from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Eggshells from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Pear Knee from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Untitled #1 from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Butternut from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Peach from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Grapefruit from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Pumpkin from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Willow from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Fennel from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Monstera from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Driftwood from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Pumpkin and Yams from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Hyacinth from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Eggshells from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Pear Knee from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Untitled #1 from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Butternut from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Peach from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Grapefruit from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Pumpkin from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Willow from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Fennel from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Monstera from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Driftwood from the series Janus, 2020, archival print, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
Birthe Piontek, Pumpkin and Yams from the series Janus, 2019, archival print, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Jones.
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Janus
Much of Birthe Piontek’s work to date has had an emotional gravitas peppered with a wry appreciation of the absurd. Her work is succinct, and using the photographic bounds of light, shadow, symbol, and composition she is able to elucidate a narrative of place, time, and human experience. In her new body of work, this formalism comes up against the wave of change: change of body, change of mind, change of state of being. Disembodied elements of the artist’s physical self interact with equally temporal set pieces such as gourds, flowers, and fruit. In some cases, this unlikely alliance is forced into being by a pair of nylons: the absurd is beginning to dictate terms to the norm. Like the Roman god after whom the exhibition is named, Piontek is giving substance to the change that comes as deliberately as sunlight across a room.
