infra certum
2016-2020
To navigate the world, we operate on a series of assumptions. What happens when those expectations are tested? This body of work is both a challenge to the medium of photography and an attempt to find a visual language that can address our complex time. There are gestures, actions, reactions that leave indelible marks. From the system of nerves that allows me to feel, to the fleet of satellites that slip around the earth, to the institutional policies that shape our daily lives, I’m interested in thinking about how to address what isn’t seen. These images attempt to pull these networked webs into the light and I use the language of abstraction to tackle the abstract concepts that seem to be in question right now. This series, Infra Certum, Latin for “fixed below,” is my way of grappling with what seems impossible to pin down.
Note on the process: Each image is a unique, camera-less, lens-less chemical painting using traditional black and white darkroom chemistry and the chromoskedasic sabatier process on silver gelatin or chromogenic paper.
The work would not have evolved without the generous gifts of my photographic friends: Lindsey Beal, Caleb Cole, Bill Franson, Lauren Pascarella, Bruce Myren and Ron Cowie!
Note on the process: Each image is a unique, camera-less, lens-less chemical painting using traditional black and white darkroom chemistry and the chromoskedasic sabatier process on silver gelatin or chromogenic paper.
The work would not have evolved without the generous gifts of my photographic friends: Lindsey Beal, Caleb Cole, Bill Franson, Lauren Pascarella, Bruce Myren and Ron Cowie!
