Adam Fuss: Daguerreotypes
In Fuss’s daguerreotype works, ethereal images seem to float on polished silver plates. In the mirrored surface of the works, positive and negative values shift, imbuing the subjects with a delicate presence.
![Color image of thirty-six daguerreotypes in a six by six grid depicting butterflies framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AFD-437-Framed.jpg)
Untitled, 2012
thirty-six daguerreotypes, 29-1/4 x 35-1/8 inches (framed) [74.3 x 89.2 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a peacock in profile framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFD-479-Framed.jpg)
For Allegra, from the series My Ghost, 2019
daguerreotype, 18 x 14-3/4 inches (framed) [45.7 x 37.4 cm]
![](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AFD-478-in-situ.jpg)
Installation view, indirect and direct lighting
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a human skull framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AFD-81-Framed.jpg)
Untitled, 2002
daguerreotype, 17-1/2 x 14-1/2 inches (framed) [44.5 x 36.8 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a top heavy vase in a blueish hue framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFD-221-Framed.jpg)
Untitled, 2008
daguerreotype, 18 x 14-3/4 inches (framed) [45.7 x 37.4 cm]
![Color image of a blue toned daguerreotype depicting flowers etched in concrete framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AFD-506-Framed.jpg)
Untitled, 2014
daguerreotype, 14-1/2 x 17-1/2 inches (framed) [36.8 x 44.5 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a vase with multiple flowers framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFD-538-Framed.jpg)
From the series ‘My Ghost’, 2014
daguerreotype, 34 x 27-1/2 inches (framed) [86.4 x 69.9 cm]
![](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AFD-515-in-situ.jpg)
Installation view, indirect and direct lighting
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a flower blooming with multiple buds framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFD-560-Framed.jpg)
From the series ‘My Ghost’, 2014
daguerreotype, 34 x 27-1/2 inches (framed) [86.4 x 69.9 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting the motion of a water droplet framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AFD-473-Framed.jpg)
Ark, 2012
daguerreotype, 21-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches (framed) [54.6 x 47 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a a mattress framed in black](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AF.0457-Framed.jpg)
Home and the World, 2011
daguerreotype, 26-3/8 x 40-3/4 inches (framed) [66.9 x 103.5 cm]
![Color image of thirty-six daguerreotypes in a six by six grid depicting butterflies framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AFD-437-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C564&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussUntitled
2012
thirty-six daguerreotypes, 29-1/4 x 35-1/8 inches (framed) [74.3 x 89.2 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a peacock in profile framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFD-479-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C816&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussFor Allegra, from the series My Ghost
2019
daguerreotype, 18 x 14-3/4 inches (framed) [45.7 x 37.4 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a human skull framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AFD-81-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C812&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussUntitled
2002
daguerreotype, 17-1/2 x 14-1/2 inches (framed) [44.5 x 36.8 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a top heavy vase in a blueish hue framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFD-221-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C823&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussUntitled
2008
daguerreotype, 18 x 14-3/4 inches (framed) [45.7 x 37.4 cm]
![Color image of a blue toned daguerreotype depicting flowers etched in concrete framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AFD-506-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C557&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussUntitled
2014
daguerreotype, 14-1/2 x 17-1/2 inches (framed) [36.8 x 44.5 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a vase with multiple flowers framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFD-538-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C838&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussFrom the series ‘My Ghost’
2014
daguerreotype, 34 x 27-1/2 inches (framed) [86.4 x 69.9 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a flower blooming with multiple buds framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFD-560-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C842&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussFrom the series ‘My Ghost’
2014
daguerreotype, 34 x 27-1/2 inches (framed) [86.4 x 69.9 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting the motion of a water droplet framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AFD-473-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C822&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussArk
2012
daguerreotype, 21-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches (framed) [54.6 x 47 cm]
![Color image of a daguerreotype depicting a a mattress framed in black](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AF.0457-Framed.jpg?fit=675%2C445&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Adam FussHome and the World
2011
daguerreotype, 26-3/8 x 40-3/4 inches (framed) [66.9 x 103.5 cm]