exhibition

Stephen Wilkes
By Day and by Night

19 December 2025 — 12 April 2026
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Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art presents an exhibition by the celebrated American photographer Stephen Wilkes who creates strikingly realistic panoramic images in which space and time can literally be observed in minute detail
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This exhibition traces more than 15 years of the artist’s ongoing effort to capture not just a single moment in time, but an entire temporal cycle. Working on his acclaimed Day to Night series, Stephen spends up to 30 hours perched at least 50 feet in the air, shooting over a thousand frames of a chosen location from the same vantage point, and later meticulously assembles the resulting day and night shots in a single panoramic image. In his artworks, photography transcends the limitations of time and ceases to be static, reflecting the diverse spectrum of events one can experience throughout the day in a certain part of the world.

about the artist

The American photographer, photojournalist, and visual artist Stephen Wilkes was born in 1957 in New York and began to photograph from age 12. Stephen received his BS in photography from Syracuse University’s School of Public Communications.

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