Consequently, while Helfgott’s process of making may seem wholeheartedly additive, subtractive decisions can be just as important. In his collages, the foregrounding of each page of notes eliminates, sometimes mischievously, portions of the photograph with which it is paired, thereby marginalizing an image that nonetheless intrigues, even in a partially extant state. —Ashley Kistler
Buddha Wisdom/What Women Have Told Me (detail), 2005–06 Text: Myron Helfgott Plywood, wood slats, electric motor, mixed media, and audio Dimensions variableGallery TwoGallery TwoBuddha Wisdom/What Women Have Told Me (detail), 2005–06 Text: Myron Helfgott Plywood, wood slats, electric motor, mixed media, and audio Dimensions variableBuddha Wisdom/What Women Have Told Me (detail), 2005–06 Text: Myron Helfgott Plywood, wood slats, electric motor, mixed media, and audio Dimensions variableMyron , 1987 Photograph 7½ x 9½ in.Portrait Noir , 1991 Conté crayon and photographs on paper 26 x 30 in.Senior Team , 1981 Photograph by Ed Knipe Gelatin silver prints 18½ x 13¾ in,We Share the Same Interests , 1981–82 Photographs and mixed media 79 x 27 x 6 in.We Share the Same Interests (detail), 1981–82 Photographs and mixed media 79 x 27 x 6 in.
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