Biography
My current work is a hybrid of wet photography and digital process. I am influenced by the work of Bauhaus, Constructivist and Surrealist Photographers from the 1920s - 1930s.
I make photographs and photograms by constructing temporary still lifes, using vintage found objects and images on top of photographic paper in the darkroom. By manipulating a variety of light sources then digitally combining, repeating or adding images, I am able to visually explore an abstract environment with objects and light creating movement, form and tension.
The tension I am interested in is inspired by two specific historical themes. The 1939 New York Worlds Fair with its futuristic design and structures that represented hope for the world of tomorrow. As well vintage 1930s circus performers, whose skill of feat and daring are tension filled and thrilling. The circus images were scanned and output onto velum or clear acetate them incorporated into photograms in the darkroom. Blending darkroom practices with digital technology adds a layer of complexity to the photographic process of making images.
