Using the rays of the sun to etch directly onto an array of modern and vintage silver gelatin photographic papers, the artist deftly manipulates light and chemistry, returning photography to its etymological root as "light drawing", and foregrounding the photographic process as metaphor for vision and transformation.
pho·tog·ra·phy | \ fə-ˈtä-grə-fē \
The art or process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface (such as film or an optical sensor). The word photography literally means "light-writing," although a more accurate description would be “light-drawing.”
Raw, elemental, and deeply spiritual, the works are divided into various diverse bodies of work under the overall exploratory analog framework of 10,000 years; all are focused on the solar legacy and the unique process of creating. They are made utilizing both modern and vintage papers, along with the analog, unpredictable light of the Sun, and chemical interventions, to create a new form of imagery. Through this process, the actual silver halides of the photographic emulsions rise to the surface to chemically form actual metallic silver which is quite visible on the surfaces of the pieces. This silver combines with the ash and chemicals within the paper to also create gold, deep oxblood, yellow, blue, and orange lines and marks within the pieces as well.
