MARK DORF
Mark Dorf is a New York-based artist whose multifaceted practice encompasses photography, video, digital media, and sculpture. Engaging collaboratively with ecologists and technologists, Dorf delves into perceptions and interactions with what is commonly referred to as "nature," as well as themes of urbanism, design, and virtual environments. Rather than viewing these subjects as categorically separate, Dorf presents their entanglement and integration as part of a dynamic and inclusive planetary ecology.
Dorf’s work conceptually addresses its digital materiality, making it self-aware and reflective of its own production methods. From this vantage point, Dorf’s practice proposes a vision of an ecological future of the Anthropocene that envisions outcomes beyond environmental collapse.
His works have been exhibited internationally at notable venues including The Museum für Gestaltung (Zurich, CH), The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (Rockport, ME), Foam Photography Museum (Amsterdam, NL), The Houston Center for Photography (Houston, TX), Le Lieu Unique (Nantes, FR), Les Rencontres d’Arles (Arles, FR), Frankfurter Kunstverein (Frankfurt, DE), Postmasters Gallery (New York, NY), bitforms Gallery (New York, NY), and The Lima Museum of Contemporary Art (Lima, PE), among others. Dorf’s films have been featured on dis.art and VDrome.org.
His work can be found in the collections of the Foam Photography Museum, Fidelity Investments, the Deutsche Bank, and The Houston Center for Photography, along with numerous private collections. Additionally, Dorf’s books are available in renowned libraries worldwide, including The Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University, and the Avery Library at Columbia University.
