Reflection

Sprüth Magers is pleased to present Reflection, a solo exhibition of Mylayne’s work, on the occasion of Berlin Art
Week. The majority of the images on view were conceived during a residency in Marfa, Texas, where Mylayne was
drawn to the intense shades of blue found in the water and sky, and sometimes in the birds themselves. N°498 -
499, Janvier Février Mars 2007 (2007), a diptych depicting two birds observing an expansive landscape, is
exemplary in this regard. Within its abrupt transitions from blurred to sharp detail, there is no single point of focus.
Without a one-point perspective to organise the depicted landscape, the viewer’s eye is compelled to move
searchingly through sudden shifts in spatial registers. This dynamic quality is achieved using lenses of varying focal
lengths that are specifically built for the artist’s purposes, lending the image a certain painterly character.