migration of silver
2014-2018
These abstract images sit at the intersection of painting and photography and exsist because of both the marks I make and the unexpected reactions that occur in the two part chemical process of chromoskedasic sabatier (chromo). The unique chemical paintings that I create are fundamentally photographic, yet they shift away from being recognizably photographs of something. For me, the reaction between light, silver and time is fundamentally photographic; the core of its identity. By stripping away the camera, the language of the image’s creation speaks to its intangible reality. I feel a tension in trying to make visible something that is immaterial, in making a photograph without any indexical pull to reality.
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!
