Sandy Skoglund
Babies at Paradise Pond 1996 Dogs on the Beach 1992 Cats in Paris 1993 Dogs on the Lawn 1992 Black-and-white photographic print
Image: 8 × 10 in. | Mat: 14 × 18 in. | Framed
Sandy Skoglund (b. 1946) is an American photographer and installation artist widely recognized for her meticulously staged, surreal environments that blur the boundaries between reality and fiction. Her practice is defined by the creation of carefully constructed sets populated with repeated forms, unexpected subjects, and uncanny visual arrangements that transform familiar spaces into dreamlike narratives. Through these orchestrated compositions, Skoglund explores perception, memory, and the tension between the ordinary and the fantastical. Her works transform a domestic outdoor setting into a carefully orchestrated visual composition that balances familiarity with quiet dislocation.
The group of works presented here, Babies at Paradise Pond (1996), Dogs on the Beach (1992), Cats in Paris (1993), Dogs on the Lawn (1992) and Squirrels at the Drive-in (1996) appeared in the 1997 Point of Contact edition, Eye On Cinema (Vol. 5, No. 1).
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Squirrels at the Drive-in 1996 Black-and-white photographic print
Image: 8 × 10 in. | Mat: 14 × 18 in. | Framed