Remember That For Me
2011
photograph, wood, paint, wire
6" x 6" x 2"
Artist's Statement
The Sky & Skylight constructions are digital photographs of skies and skylights printed with pigment inks, then mounted on wood panels. I alter the photos by drilling holes, scratching lines and inserting wires and hardware.
My intention is to make a digital image into a tactile object. I want to interrupt the way we read the original image by superimposing a three-dimensional system of marks and lines. To my mind, this is similar to the way that maps superimpose a linear system on the natural environment in order to direct the way that we interpret it.
The scale of these constructions is deliberately small (4" - 8"). I like the contrast of vast or deep with tiny and close. The constantly changing elements of clouds and light also contrast with the constructed quality of the hardware and wires. Lastly, the scale is related to the human body. The field of vision for viewing each piece is narrow and it is necessary to move in close to the work in order to see the background photograph and the metal additions. This makes the experience of looking at the work solitary and intimate.
2011
photograph, wood, paint, wire
6" x 6" x 2"
Artist's Statement
The Sky & Skylight constructions are digital photographs of skies and skylights printed with pigment inks, then mounted on wood panels. I alter the photos by drilling holes, scratching lines and inserting wires and hardware.
My intention is to make a digital image into a tactile object. I want to interrupt the way we read the original image by superimposing a three-dimensional system of marks and lines. To my mind, this is similar to the way that maps superimpose a linear system on the natural environment in order to direct the way that we interpret it.
The scale of these constructions is deliberately small (4" - 8"). I like the contrast of vast or deep with tiny and close. The constantly changing elements of clouds and light also contrast with the constructed quality of the hardware and wires. Lastly, the scale is related to the human body. The field of vision for viewing each piece is narrow and it is necessary to move in close to the work in order to see the background photograph and the metal additions. This makes the experience of looking at the work solitary and intimate.
